Subleyras was born in St-Gilles-du-Gard. He was a pupil of his father and later of Antoine Rivalz in Toulouse. In 1726 he studied at the Academy in Paris. He won the Premier Prix in 1727 and in 1728 went to Rome, where he settled and died. He is known chiefly for his altarpieces and portraits.
Pierre Subleyras
1699 - 1749
Paintings by Pierre Subleyras
This painting shows an episode from Ovid’s Art of Love (Book III: 83). The Roman goddess Diana would visit the shepherd Endymion every night while he slept. According to Cicero, Diana herself induced Endymion’s sleep so that she could enjoy him undisturbed. The subject was a popular one and had b...
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After Pierre Subleyras
This is a copy after Pierre Subleyras’s Charon ferrying the Souls of the Dead over the River Styx (Louvre, Paris), which was probably painted around 1735. The date of this copy is unknown, but it must have been made before the early nineteenth century, when the canvas was lined, and probably date...
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