Sentence examples for difficult portrait from inspiring English sources

It is widely accepted as one of the most politically difficult portrait commissions in art history, requiring an understanding of the interplay of relationships with a depth "worthy of Shakespeare", in the opinion of art historians Rodolfo Pallucchini and Harold Wethey.

And let us say that while Streisand is generally said to be controlling and demanding and what might be described as "difficult," the portrait of her limned by Urie and Tolins is immensely human, inviting and likable.

The real reason to see "The Kid with a Bike" is that it offers something changelessly rare and difficult: a credible portrait of goodness.

It's always very difficult to make portraits.

The trust's vice president, Mark Nelson, said judging was difficult, but "Louise Hearman's portrait took centre-stage in the end.

The organisers are pitching Goya as the "father of the psychological portrait", a difficult claim to prove, especially in the light of his statement: "I have had three masters, Nature, Velázquez, and Rembrandt".

One reason is that portraits are difficult, Mr. Wyeth said.

A memorable performance and portrait of a difficult, proud man consumed by anger and grief.

And "Judge Gladys Parks-Schultz" by Heidi Julavits devolves from a promising portrait of a difficult old woman into an overly ironic tale with a cheap, O. Henry-esque conclusion.

By working from a memoir of his flawed marriage written by his ex-wife, Jane Hawking (the second and more temperate of the two books she has written), screenwriter Anthony McCarten and director James Marsh have swerved a lot, if not quite all, of the cliches about all-too-human scientist-geniuses and they have created a startlingly grown-up portrait of a difficult, troubled relationship.

"Flamingo Court" is billed as "a comedy in three condos," but this middle piece is not comedic at all; it's a delicate portrait of a difficult moment, with Mr. Farr, as the woman's husband, trying to persuade his wife to go into a nursing home.