early life and training pierre hubert subleyras, a french painter, was born in 1699 in saint-gilles-du-gard, france. he left his homeland in 1728 to study in rome, where he honed his skills in the late-baroque and early-neoclassic period. artistic career subleyras' work was highly regarded by his contemporaries, and he was commissioned by cardinal valenti gonzaga to paint the mass of st basil for st peter's. he also painted for the elector of saxony, frederick christian, and was admitted into the accademia di san luca. notable works subleyras' portraits are particularly notable, including tho…