![Pierre Subleyras - Diana and Endymion [c.1740] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u9ooPGAawUB9bVPPrICIghWdz1p6ODwbsR8yGBVrBzHg_kEAVA8fyNTcEjuxFLGSpalwbI8NYU7u1xbKw_hgErvNKANRBeAq01qW-LZ7pTnrpQ0wZNQ4wsWc8J8HBTYQ=s0-d)
The shepherd Endymion, renowned for his beauty, was sent to sleep by the moon goddess Selene so that she might embrace him unobserved. Selene later became identified with the goddess Diana.
Subleyras (1699 – 1749) was born in St-Gilles-du-Gard. He was a pupil of his father and later of Antoine Rivalz in Toulouse. In 1726 he studied at the Academy in Paris. He won the Premier Prix in 1727 and in 1728 went to Rome, where he settled and died. He is known chiefly for his altarpieces and portraits.
[Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 99 cm]
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