Pierre Subleyras

Painting, Visual Artist

1699 – 1749

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Who was Pierre Subleyras?

Pierre Subleyras was a French painter, active during the late-Baroque and early-Neoclassic period, mainly in Italy.

Subleyras was born in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France. He left France in 1728, having carried off the French Academy's grand prix, which carried scholarship for study in Rome. In Rome, he painted for the Elector of Saxony, Frederick Christian, a "Christ's Visit to the House of Simon the Pharisee", this work procured his admission into the famed Roman artists guild, Accademia di San Luca.

Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga next obtained for him the order for Saint Basil & Emperor Valens

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Born
Nov 25, 1699
Saint-Gilles
Nationality
  • France
Died
May 28, 1749

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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