Pierre Subleyras
(1699–1749) fransk målare
Pierre Subleyras (France, 1699–1749) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Pierre Subleyras belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Pierre Subleyras was born in Saint-Gilles and died in Rome. Pierre Subleyras studied under Antoine Rivalz. Pierre Subleyras worked in Toulouse, Paris, and Rome. Pierre Subleyras became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Pierre Subleyras was awarded first Prix de Rome for painting. The students included Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.
The best-known works include ‘Joseph expliquant les songes du pharaon’, ‘The annunciation’, and ‘Songe de saint Joseph’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 48 works by Pierre Subleyras with free images. The dated works span the years 1720–1800. Works by Pierre Subleyras are held by several collections, among them Département des peintures du Louvre, Musée des Augustins, Bowes Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Christoph Thomas Scheffler, John Dyer, Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington, Giuseppe Nogari, and Hubert Drouais.