Its principal conceptual interest, however, is in what the portraits don't reveal.

As is true of much of Seichō's fiction, this psychological portrait reveals more about the characters than the crime.

More commonly, the portrait of someone grieving revealed the shadowy existence of the dear departed.

Or so a portrait of her reveals.

Francis's portraits reveal his early fascination with the most minute details.

The portraits in this exhibition reveal how comfortable, or not, these creatures were at the moment they were shot.

Despite unthinkable violence and destruction, his portraits reveal joy, innocence, and strength.

Power, celebrity, status and beauty: the portrait reveals all or nothing.

Memorialists paint their subjects, too, but most verbal portraits reveal themselves as blends of imagination and literary convention.

His portrait of the Ottoman ruler reveals the skills that so enchanted his patron.