"Statecraft as Soulcraft" book title by George F. Will. also, "What I call soulcraft is a collection of contemporary practices designed to help modern Westerners once again find their way into the mysteries of soul." -Bill Plotkin
This is a portrait of a person or animal that captures two things. The first is the essence of a person's soul and the second is the tendency of that soul, i.e. its traits.
That painting is so much more than lifelike, it's a soultrait that has captured the spirit of who you really are.