Castlevania: Belmont's Curse The Artist Clues and Brauner's Door
The Artist’s four Clues in Castlevania Belmont’s Curse all lead to one door: a freshly painted Notre-Dame in the Main Hall that only opens once Brauner hands over his Masterpiece spell. Every Clue in the set is inside the Main Hall, but finishing it means beating The Builder in the Clock Tower first and grabbing Brauner’s Paintbrush from the Library. The Castlevania Belmont’s Curse Main Hall map of the Gallery of Eternal Night is where the trail begins.
The Clue spots come straight from Alexandru Popescu’s Map Master run, which is also behind the Castlevania Belmont’s Curse strategy guide for the whole game. None of these Clues needs a puzzle solved to log it. Interact with the right painting or statue and the Clue appears under The Artist in your Tarot menu.
How to Find All The Artist Clues in Castlevania Belmont’s Curse
A Strange Painting of Notre-Dame is the first Clue, logged from the large painting in the Gallery of Eternal Night, west of the Grand Hall. The paint is still wet and signed “Brauner.” The second, Artist Hides in the Main Hall, comes from the Cursed Statue at the top of the Elevator Tower, right beside the Elevator Tower Mirror of Life.
Alucard Guides is the third, from the Cursed Statue in front of the large portrait in the Old Gallery, east of the Grand Hall. The fourth, Brauner’s “Masterpiece,” is a letter on the chained statue in Brauner’s Atelier, behind a gate you open by striking the Atelier’s gear mechanism quickly a couple of times.
Who Is The Artist Behind the Clues in Castlevania Belmont’s Curse?
The Artist is Brauner, the painter who signs his work “Artiste” and treats the Main Hall as his gallery. His letter in the Atelier scolds Talos for wrecking his paintings and tells him to stay in his foundry. Talos is reported to be The Builder, the mechanical giant of the Clock Tower, so The Builder Clue locations are the natural next set.
Brauner isn’t a conventional boss fight. You need Smash, the power The Builder drops, which lets Rose break blocks beneath her. Grapple to the point above the chained stone sculpture in the Atelier and Smash it, and Brauner is reported to surrender his power, giving you the Masterpiece spell and The Artist Arcana. Learn how to beat Talos before you go looking for Brauner.
How to Complete The Artist Clues and Enter the Notre-Dame Painting
Alucard Guides asks you to follow the paintings of the Master’s son. Each portrait of Alucard points his sword toward a secret, and one in Brauner’s Atelier hides a room on the platform right above it. Compare your finds with the Hidden Area locations in the Main Hall to check you haven’t missed one.
The Notre-Dame painting needs two things. Pick up Brauner’s Paintbrush after you defeat Carmilla, then cast Masterpiece in front of the painting in the Gallery of Eternal Night to open a path into Notre-Dame. If you left the Observatory without it, the Brauner’s Paintbrush location is a desk on its western side.
Do The Artist Clues Count Toward the Greatest Detective Trophy?
Yes, all four count toward the Greatest Detective trophy, a tenth of the 40 Clues it asks for. Open the Tarot tab in the pause menu and choose Consult Arcana to see The Artist’s card, where any Clue you haven’t found appears as an empty slot.
The first three Clues only need you to reach the Grand Hall, so log them on your first pass through the castle. The Atelier letter follows once its gear gate is open, and the set’s final step, the Notre-Dame painting, waits until both Carmilla and The Builder are behind you.
| Name | Map Location | Details | Found |
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| Brauner's "Masterpiece"Main HallBrauner's "Masterpiece" | Main Hall | Brauner's "Masterpiece" is the fourth Clue in The Artist Set. It is obtained automatically after interacting with the statue in the Brauner's Atelier Sub-Area. Brauner's "Masterpiece" Clue Description:Talos, If you're reading this, you are trespassing in a part of the castle that is not yours! Stay to your noisy and smoky foundry and leave the art to the artist! I swear, if you destroy ANOTHER one of my masterpieces, I will come down there and ruin more than just the paint on your armour! Respectfully yours in good faith and temperance, Brauner Artiste How to Complete:
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| Alucard GuidesMain HallAlucard Guides | Main Hall | Alucard Guides is the third Clue in The Artist Set. It is obtained automatically after interacting with the Cursed Statue in the Old Gallery Sub-Area. Alucard Guides Clue Description:The Artiste chose to honor one Who left your side too soon. The Master's son will point the way, His face still makes us swoon. How to Complete:
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| A Strange Painting of Notre-DameMain HallA Strange Painting of Notre-Dame | Main Hall | A Strange Painting of Notre-Dame is the first Clue in The Artist Set. It is obtained automatically after interacting with the large painting in the Gallery of Eternal Night Sub-Area. A Strange Painting of Notre-Dame Clue Description:The paint, it's fresh. It looks like Notre-Dame Cathedral. And there's a signature. "Brauner" How to Complete:
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| Artist Hides in the Main HallMain HallArtist Hides in the Main Hall | Main Hall | Artist Hides in the Main Hall is the second Clue in The Artist Set. It is obtained automatically after interacting with the Cursed Statue in the Elevator Tower Sub-Area. Artist Hides in the Main Hall Clue Description:The Sad, the Mad, the Doomed, the Damned, Your Artiste loves them all. He paints and sculpts your feeding stock, Well hidden in your Hall. |
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