Constantino Moretti

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The Secret in the Island

> True art is only a reflection of the feelings of those who contemplate it.
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**Constantino Moretti** was a Brazilian painter, heir to the Moretti family, who became famous thanks to his "temporary" paintings. He was the husband of Noralma Moretti, an explorer and historian who joined the painter to discover the history of his family. The two moved to the island of Tipora to seek a new inspiration for the works of Constantino, but after the death of his beloved, the painter mysteriously disappeared.

Constantino is mentioned several times by Montel Florence and the inhabitants of the island, and appears in a photo and a large portrait at the entrance of his mansion in the 1st episode of The Secret in the Island.

## Appearance

Constantino was a tall, thin man with brown hair just above the height of his shoulder. In a photograph, he appears wearing a gray overcoat, a brown vest worn over a white shirt, along with a blue tie and brown pants.

During his old age, Constantino had white hair and beard, wearing his gray overcoat under a yellow vest and his brown suspender. He also used a wheelchair for locomotion, in addition to having a serum kit attached that injected himself with paint.

## Biography

### Past

Little is known about his past, yet Constantino Moretti is a descendant of the Moretti family, a family of Italian origin in which most were explorers and *bon-vivant*, who were traveling the world in search of new discoveries.

Constantino inherited much of the items from his family, and in the midst of these items, he found a barrel storing a strange liquid. With his dream of being a great painter, Constantino used this liquid to paint a painting, realizing that the liquid brought absurd sensations to people when they watched something alone. He then continued to paint various paintings with this paint and organize various exhibitions, enriching more quickly and selling various paintings to various people. Realizing that art had more value than money, Constantino began to research the origin of this ink, hiring a historian, Noralma Reiziger, who would later become his wife, inheriting the surname Moretti.

In the midst of the Moretti family’s past research, Noralma found information about the origin of the paint being on a distant island, 250 kilometers off the coast of Espírito Santo: Tipora. The two traveled to the island, where they met William Vurtoren, the lighthouse keeper of the time, who was also a descendant of the Moretti family, as the guardian of the island’s secret. Upon learning of Constantino, William allowed him to find out about the paint, even breaking the rule of not abusing it on account of the painter’s paintings. Soon, Constantino decided to build a mansion on top of the hole of origin of the paint. It is known that the construction of this huge mansion required a period of three years and many workers moved to this island to carry out the construction of the work. This provoked a settlement of these people in the place, causing the emergence of Tipora's Village. And many of the workers also went to work inside the mansion as servants for the Moretti family, living entirely on the site. Meanwhile, Constantino abused the paint, painting several paintings for the employees he felt deserved to appreciate his art.

At one point, Constantino began to fall ill and argue with Noralma frequently, and the servants began to wonder, despite feeling sorry for the painter who was sick and angry. Suddenly, Noralma died, having been thrown off the cliff behind the mansion by Tobias F. Conclior, one of the employees, who was in love with her. This caused Constantino to lock himself up on the third floor, in his bedroom and studio, and begin to make several paintings depicting the image of his wife.

One day, a group of six children from the village entered the mansion, at the invitation of the daughter of two local employees. Only five of them went up to the third floor, with one being left behind for having no interest in what was hidden there. Four children huddled at the door of the studio, trying to see something, while one specific child was watching a painting alone. Suddenly, one of the kids pushed other one, that made the door open and come across the scene of Constantino, already with white hair and sitting in a wheelchair, with a kind of serum injecting himself with paint in the studio. The pushed child ended up falling on top of a bucket of paint, staining his entire hand and making it burn. The four begin to scream and run desperately, except the one who was watching the painting. This child was feeling for the first time the feeling of true art, and upon seeing it, Constantino invited him to the studio. He taught him the most important secret of true art, of needing to feel it. A feeling that this child would only feel that time, when he painted his first painting, with paint.

Much time passed and with that, Constantino was reported missing.

### The Secret in the Island

Decades after his disappearance and abandonment of his mansion, a new family, the Florence, begins a temporary stay in the Moretti's Mansion, place full of mysteries.

During the visit of the new visitors to the 3rd floor of the Mansion, when entering the studio, they are faced with an empty and dirty environment, in the background is seen the old and abandoned wheelchair of Constantino in front of a completely melted painting.

## Paintings

### Lighthouse Painting

     The **Lighthouse Painting** is located inside the top of the Lighthouse next to Celestino Vurtoren's bed, previously seen by the Tipora residents, being a gift made by Constantino to the Vurtoren Family after being shared to him the secret of the island.

**Description**: The painting presents the image of a Lighthouse with the texture predominantly melted and scraped, being possible to notice the presence of people on top.

**Implication**: The painting being seen by who is watching conveys a hallucination. At that moment the person is exposed to a vision of the time around the 1500s, where the observer is in a hall of Tenebris, with the presence of 3 figures hooded with face paintings made by the paint and a challenge.

### Constantino Moretti's Painting

     **Constantino Moretti's Painting** is located on the stairs of the Entrance Hall of Moretti's Mansion, in front of the mansion door. Subsequently, it would be damaged and predominantly melted by the attacks of Lívia Lima and Bárbara Lima and the veil weakening.

**Description**: The painting presents the image of Constantino’s self-portrait, about 2 meters high.

**Implication**: Who sees the painting gets the feeling of being watched. Also, the painting is kinda used as a "Veil Fragility Meter".

### Phantom Bride's Painting

     The **Phantom Bride's Painting** is located in the corridor of the 2nd floor of Moretti's Mansion, being seen by Amelie Florence alone and presenting a dialogue. Subsequently, a door to the 3rd floor behind the frame is discovered through the plans of the mansion in the 6th episode of The Secret in the Island.

**Description**: The painting depicts what resembles a person covered by a veil.

**Implication**: The painting being seen by the appreciator conveys a strong and terrifying feeling. It conveyed the hallucination of Noralma Moretti, where it exposes a dialogue to the observer:

> - Why did you do this to me?
> - If you really love me, WHY DO YOU WANT TO DESTROY MY LIFE?!
> - Call me by my name!
> - You ruined everything, if someone... if someone finds about this.
> - We had something so pure, you... you understood everything wrong.
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### Lock Painting

     The **Lock Painting** is located hidden behind the bookcase in the bedroom of Wanderley on the second floor of the Moretti's Mansion.

**Description**: The painting presents the image of a bride playing the piano, being vaguely visualized the shape of a lock in its elevations and partially melted texture.

**Implication**: The painting being seen by the appreciator conveys a feeling of being called to the appreciator, where the observer is in a completely dark place, with only three doors in front of him, each with a different letter and a lock that presented different scenarios, eventually forming the word **FACECEGA (BLINDFACE)**.

**Exposed Scenes:**

> Doors 1 (beF): Deeper moment of loneliness and longing.

* B: A closed book on top of a table with a rose on top.
* E: Banquet with several people at a table.
* **F: Man painting a picture of a woman wearing a veil while crying.**

> Doors 2 (Ace): Moment that it connected to an important person.

* **A: Barrel on top of an old boat that seems to drain a brownish liquid.**
* C: A piano.
* E: Book locked with a lock.

> Doors 3 (aCg): Moment that a new life appeared on your life.

* A: Proud butler looking to the right.
* **C: A flower growing in the ground.**
* G: Woman with maid clothes looking left and smiling.

> Doors 4 (bEf): Moment that learned something important.

* B: Worker lifting a wall from a mansion.
* **E: A woman in maid’s clothes next to a painter and two canvases.**
* F: Bride with a veil playing piano.

> Doors 5 (Ceg): Moment that taught something important.

* **C: A woman with a canvas beside in front of people from the village also with canvases in front of them.**
* E: Elegant man holding a knife with blood in his hand.
* G: Man in mason clothes writing a letter sitting on a bench.

> Doors 6 (bEg): Moment of frustration and impotence.

* B: Painter reading a letter.
* **E: Child standing in front of a staircase leading to the 3rd floor, but the door is locked.**
* G: Butler finishing up dinner.

> Doors 7 (adG): Moment that you lied.

* A: Bride walking down the aisle with her husband waiting.
* D: Old lightkeeper receiving an elegant man at the lighthouse.
* **G: Group of children talking, one of them writes in a diary, the highest one is saying something to the other children.**

> Doors 8 (Abc): Moment you discovered a big secret.

* **A: Old man in a wheelchair teaching a boy to paint a picture.**
* B: Woman looking at horizon on a cliff.
* C: Couple sitting in front of a big painting depicting themselves

### Cliff Painting

     The **Cliff Painting** is located in the burnt room locked in the back of the church. It was seen by Wanderley alone and it was presented a dialogue. Subsequently, the texture was completely melted and damaged.

**Description**: The painting presents the image of a cliff, being seen the presence of a silhouette next to the bench and demonstrates a partially melted texture.

**Implication**: The painting being seen by the appreciator conveys a feeling of responses. Being seen by the appreciator, he is exposed to a hallucination and a dialogue:

> - You received my letter.
> - What do you mean? I don't have a choice, I love you.
> - We could have a life together, my lovelight.
> - Noralma...
> - I thought you felt the same.
> - Look into my eyes and say that you can't see a future together!
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### Castello's Painting

     The **Castello's Painting** is located inside the chest under the bed of Bartô Castello, being a gift made by Constantino to the Castello family.

**Description**: The painting features the image of a mother holding her baby while looking out the window, demonstrating a predominantly melted and damaged texture.

**Implication**: The picture being seen by the appreciator conveys a sense of hope. When seen by Milo Castello, he is introduced to a hallucination where his "brother" is present.

### Lima Family's Painting

     The **Lima Family's Painting** is located in the staff room on the 3rd floor of the Moretti's Mansion together with two skeletons holding hands appreciating the painting, being a gift made by Constantino to the Lima Family after his departure.

**Description**: The painting presents Leila Lima and Emério Cunha holding their daughter and demonstrates a completely melted and damaged texture.

**Implication**: The painting when seen by the appreciator conveys a sense of presence. When seen by Leila Lima and Emério Cunha, they feel as if their daughter was along with them during the appreciation.

### Bell Painting

     The **Bell Painting** is located in Tenebris' Hall, where there is a stone arch with the symbol of Tenebris, with the presence of 3 leaning pillars, and other 3 statues positioned looking at the center, where there is a huge hole with a bell destroyed inside it. The painting was seen by Arthur Cervero.

**Description**: The painting presents the image of a tower with one of the six bells of Tenebris, place that today is the Lighthouse.

**Implication**: The painting when seen by the appreciator conveys a feeling of being called and a noise of a bell, being presented to a place with a tower with a bell.

## Trivia

* To Constantino's art, Cellbit used arts of the character Alexandria Hypatia from the game Dishonored as reference.

## Gallery

Constantino's hallucinationA photo of Constantino next to his wife NoralmaNewspaper clip from Gazeta de Limeira about ConstantinoNewspaper clip 2 from Gazeta de Limeira about ConstantinoConstantino's letter to EmérioConstantino's note to TobiasConstantino's letterDrawing of Constantino and Noralma Moretti made by Milo CastelloConstantino's painting partially meltedConstantino's painting predominantly meltedPhantom Bride's painting predominantly meltedPhantom Bride's painting completely meltedCliff Painting completely meltedLima Family's painting completely meltedConstantino in the cover of "Tipora"Constantino's painting in the cover of "Prosopagnosia"
## References

1. ↑ The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 4h20m47s)
2. ↑ Constantino Moretti's painting in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 1h44m00s)
3. ↑ Constantino's photo in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 2h48m53s)
4. ↑ Bon vivant. Retrieved on June 25, 2022.
5. ↑ Moretti Family's history in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 3h27m08s)
6. ↑ Clip "referência pintor" from Cellbit.