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 ele…