Antoine Sublet (1821–1897) was a French painter.

Biography

Early life

Benoît-Antoine Sublet was born in 1821 in Lyon. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, and was particularly close to the

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Career

He painted

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es inside

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and the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon. Additionally, he painted the vault inside the

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in Marseille from 1860 to 1863. While he was living in Rome, Italy, he worked as a copyist for painter

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(1825–1899). His painting entitled ''The Apparition of the Sacred Heart to Marguerite-marie Alacoque'' is displayed inside the

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in Lyon.

Death

He died in 1897 in Paris.

References

1821 births 1897 deaths Artists from Lyon Catholic painters 19th-century French Roman Catholic priests 19th-century French painters Clergy from Lyon {{France-painter-stub