Sentence examples for command portrait from inspiring English sources

As far as the idea of the image being "stolen", I would love to have the clout to command portrait sittings from world leaders, but for me and most artists out there, that is not an option.

And in "The Business of Strangers," Patrick Stettner's chilly corporate nightmare, her aristocratic command inflects her portrait of a hardened, lonely American businesswoman at the top of her game with a hint of tragedy.

Farrell's dancers address you as if from a Renaissance portrait, commanding you to appreciate the unparalleled drama of their life on earth.

At Phillips the highest price of the night was commanded by a 1963 Warhol portrait of Elizabeth Taylor titled "Liz #5 (Early Colored Liz)".

Wanda employs black maids to tie Severin to a bedpost, and tortures a tragically voyeuristic German artist by commanding him to paint her portrait.

This portrait of a March 1945 command inspection of an observation station in Breslau shows Jewish soldier Dimitry Shore (far left).

It is rare for a former Cabinet member, let alone a defense secretary occupying a central position in the chain of command, to publish such an antagonistic portrait of a sitting president.

A recent portrait demonstrates the vast technical command Mr. Neususs has gained over this seemingly obstreperous process.

The irony is that Sargent was the most celebrated portrait painter of his time, commanding the best clientele, prices and reviews.

Mr. Hall hopes the painting will command the kind of attention received by two other portraits Christie's sold: Pontormo's "Portrait of a Halberdier," which the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles bought for $35.2 million in 1989, and Raphael's "Portrait of Lorenzo de'Medici," which sold for $37.3 million to a private collector in the United States in 2007.

As Zhou Enlai in the famous Peter Sellars production of John Adams's "Nixon in China," he limned a tender, introspective portrait of Mao's second in command.