Michele Desubleo (1601–1676), also called ''Michele Fiammingo'' (Flemish) or ''Michele di Giovanni de Sobleau'', was a

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painter active in Central and North

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during the

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era.

Biography

Born in

Maubeuge Maubeuge (; historical nl, Mabuse or nl, Malbode; pcd, Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), east of Valenciennes and about from the Belgian border ...

in 1601, Desubleo probably learned his trade in

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, although there is no proof he was trained in the workshop of

Abraham Janssens Abraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (1575–1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show the influence of Caravaggio. He was the leading hist ...

together with his stepbrother

Nicolas Régnier Nicolas Régnier (1591–1667), known in Italy as Niccolò Renieri, was a painter, art dealer and art collector from the County of Hainaut, a French-speaking part of the Spanish Netherlands. He is often referred to as a Flemish artist because ...

. With the latter he moved to

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, where he is recorded in 1624 and 1625. By the beginning of the 1630s, he was working in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, in the busy workshop of

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...

, who was a crucial influence on him and on other artists of his age or slightly younger, including

Simone Cantarini Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, which ...

and Jean Boulanger. Starting 1654, he worked for a decade in the Veneto region. After 1665, there is evidence of his presence in

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, where the significant paintings he left include a large altarpiece with the Madonna and Saints for the cathedral and a canvas on the secular subject of ''Sacred Love Triumphing over Profane Love''. It was in

that he died in 1676.

References

* Stefania Girometti, "Oltre Roma, oltre Guido. Michele Desubleo tra Bologna e Venezia", ''Guido Reni alla Galleria Borghese. Dopo la mostra gli studi'', ed. by Francesca Cappelletti / Raffaella Morselli, Genova 2022, p. 107-117. * Stefania Girometti, In Italien Karriere machen. Der flämische Maler Michele Desubleo zwischen Rom, Bologna und Venedig (ca. 1624–1664), Heidelberg: arthistoricum 2022, https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.922

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* Stefania Girometti, "'Guido Reni Inventor'? Zur Entstehung kreativen Potenzials in Renis Bologneser Werkstatt", ''Geteilte Arbeit. Praktiken künstlerischer Kooperation''‚ ed. by Magdalena Bushart / Henrike Haug, Cologne 2020, p. 97-112. * Diego Cauzzi / Stefania Girometti / Claudio Seccaroni, "Venere piange la morte di Adone. Sguardi incrociati tra Michele Desubleo e Nicolas Régnier"
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N.S. 33, 2016 018 p. 29-39. * Stefania Girometti, "Michele Desubleo, Repos pendant la fuite en Egypte (copie anonyme dʼaprès)", ''Le Musée sort de sa réserve. Une collection redécouverte'', exhibition catalogue Musée de Soissons (26 November 2016 – 16 April 2017), ed. by Sophie Laroche, Soissons 2016, p. 18-20. * Domenico Sedini
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, 2010, CC BY-SA. * Alberto Cottino, Michele Desubleo, Cremona 2001. * Lucia Peruzzi, "Per Michele Desubleo, fiammingo", ''Paragone. Arte'', 37, 1986, p. 85-92. *

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