The painting was commissioned by Alfred Bruyas from Gustave Courbet.

[JBPARK]

The painting was commissioned by Alfred Bruyas from Gustave Courbet.
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Hello,

I'm having trouble grasping the use of the word "from" in the above sentence. Is the use correct? Just for your reference, Courbet is an artist, a painter, and Bruyas is his patron.

Thanks for your time.

 

[grassy]

I'd say it's fine. It means that Bruyas commissioned Courbet to paint it for him.

 

[entangledbank]

Bruyas bought the painting from Courbet, who had to paint it first, so first Bruyas commissioned it from Courbet. It's a less familiar word, but it takes the same grammar. Both verbs can be made passive.

 

[JBPARK]

Bruyas commissioned it from Courbet

Ahha...I was wondering how "from" was supposed to fit into the mix. Thanks!