Early Life and Training Pierre Hubert Subleyras (Saint-Gilles, Gard, France; November 25, 1699 – May 28, 1749) was a French painter born in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France. He left his homeland in 1728 to study in Rome, where he honed his skills during the late Baroque and early Neoclassical period. His father, Matthieu Subleyras, was also an artist, fostering an appreciation for visual arts from a young age. Antoine Rivalz, a prominent h…