Angel musicians

Breu, Jörg, the elder (ca. 1475-1537)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1518
Place of creation:
Augsburg

    Item location

  • St. Annakirche (Augsburg)
    From the small left organ door (shutter) in the Fuggerkapelle in St. Anna's church, Augsburg, Germany.

Description

Four angels are represented playing sackbut, straight trumpet, three pellet bells, and a "fantastic" instrument.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Sackbut (trombone) [4364]
End-blown trumpet [6556]
Bell [2381]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Wegele, Ludwig. Musik in der Reichsstadt Augsburg (Augsburg: Verlag Die Brigg, 1965) 72.

RIdIM record id

358