Painter, born in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, NC France. He studied in Toulouse, then moved to Paris (1724), where he was awarded the grand prix of the Royal Academy of Paris (1727). From 1728 he spent his life in Rome working for Pope Benedict XIV and various religious orders. He specialized in religious subjects, and his works include Portrait du pape Benôit XIV (1741).
Pierre Subleyras (1699 - May 28, 1749), French painter, was born at Uses (Gard).
He left France for Italy in 1728, having carried off the grand prix. Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga next obtained for him the order for "Saint Basil and the Emperor Valens" (small study in Louvre), which was executed in mosaic for St Peter's. The pope himself commanded two great paintings, the "Marriage of St Catherine" and the "Ecstasy of St Camilla", which he placed in his own private apartments.
Subleyras shows greater individuality in his curious genre pictures, which he produced in considerable number (Louvre).
Fontaine and Boccaccio his true relation to the modern era comes out; Exhausted by overwork, Subleyras tried a change to Naples, but returned to Rome at the end of a few months to die.
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