Art Critic Jacques
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Art Critic Jacques | |
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Release date | 29 May 2007 (Update) |
Race | Human |
Members | Yes |
Quest NPC | No |
Location(s) | Top floor, Varrock Museum |
Sells items | No |
Gender | Male |
Actions | Talk to, Archaeology collection, Examine |
Examine | Jacques Netis - a slightly pompous art expert. |
Advanced data | |
NPC ID | 5930 |
Links | MRND5930 |
Infobox • Talk page |
Art Critic Jacques Netis is an art critic currently evaluating art in Misthalin, particularly the capital city of Varrock.
Location[edit | edit source]
Jacques can be found on the top floor of the Varrock Museum.
Personality and activities[edit | edit source]
Jacques is busy examining the museum's single work of art, a painting depicting King Lathas of Kandarin. Although he claims to be very well-known, the players' reaction when speaking to him suggests he is less famous than he claims.
When spoken to, Jacques will talk about his dreams of opening a gallery of his paintings in the museum. Although the museum does not currently have room to facilitate this, the Varrockian government's recent donation to the museum may make this dream a reality.
The teacher and pupil have a short conversation about him when a player talks to either. Their conversation along with his examine text and dialogue confirms him as a slightly pompous individual.
Marfet, on the floor below, also occasionally makes derogatory comments about Jacques when the player talks to him. He states that Jacques is 'a bit funny in the head'.
Taste in poetry[edit | edit source]
Jacques tells the player that, when he was young boy, his father (who was also an art critic, as well as an avid lover of poetry) would read him works of Charles Baudelaire, a real-world poet and critic. Jacques attributes his love of art and poetry to this. He then cites the second verse of Baudelaire's poem 'La Beauté' ('Beauty'):
French version | English version |
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Je trône dans l'azur comme un sphinx incompris;
J'unis un coeur de neige à la blancheur des cygnes; Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes, Et jamais je ne pleure et jamais je ne ris. |
I sit in the sky like a sphinx misunderstood;
I combine a heart of snow to the whiteness of swans; I hate the movement that moves the lines; And I never cry and I never laugh. |
Even on a French server, Jacques can still be asked what the poem means.
Archaeology collections[edit | edit source]
Jacques is a collector seeking paintings excavated from various Archaeology sites, in return for some exclusive rewards.
Anarchic Abstraction[edit | edit source]
Archaeology level: 89
One-time reward: Replica Zamorakian art and 1,574 chronotes
Every time reward: 1,574 chronotes
Artefact | ![]() | ![]() | Chronotes | Hotspot | Materials | Material costs |
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![]() | 24 | 646.2 | 272 | Lodge art storage (Infernal Source Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 6 × ![]() 6 × ![]() 6 × ![]() 14 × ![]() | 122,094 |
![]() | 65 | 3,500 | 578 | Infernal art (Infernal Source Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 34 × ![]() | 266,210 |
![]() | 89 | 10,500 | 724 | Dis overspill (Infernal Source Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 12 × ![]() 12 × ![]() 12 × ![]() 42 × ![]() | 326,508 |
Totals (XP and chronotes): | 14,646.2 | 1,574 + 1,574 (755,520) | Total materials: | 28 × ![]() 28 × ![]() 90 × ![]() 28 × ![]() | 714,812 |
Radiant Renaissance[edit | edit source]
Archaeology level: 105
One-time reward: Replica Saradominist art and 2,730 chronotes
Every time reward: 2,730 chronotes
Artefact | ![]() | ![]() | Chronotes | Hotspot | Materials | Material costs |
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![]() | 105 | 24,500 | 910 | Stockpiled art (Everlight Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 52 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() | 423,940 |
![]() | 105 | 24,500 | 910 | Stockpiled art (Everlight Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 52 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() | 423,940 |
![]() | 105 | 24,500 | 910 | Stockpiled art (Everlight Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 52 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() 16 × ![]() | 423,940 |
Totals (XP and chronotes): | 73,500 | 2,730 + 2,730 (1,310,400) | Total materials: | 156 × ![]() 48 × ![]() 48 × ![]() 48 × ![]() | 1,271,820 |
Imperial Impressionism[edit | edit source]
Archaeology level: 118
One-time reward: Replica Zarosian art and 2,086 chronotes
Every time reward: 2,086 chronotes
Artefact | ![]() | ![]() | Chronotes | Hotspot | Materials | Material costs |
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![]() | 25 | 664.1 | 274 | Administratum debris (Kharid-et Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 8 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 14 × ![]() | 110,118 |
![]() | 74 | 5,600 | 638 | Kharid-et chapel debris (Kharid-et Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 10 × ![]() 50 × ![]() | 294,140 |
![]() | 118 | 43,333.3 | 1,174 | War table debris (Kharid-et Dig Site) | 1 × ![]() 20 × ![]() 20 × ![]() 74 × ![]() 20 × ![]() | 544,716 |
Totals (XP and chronotes): | 49,597.4 | 2,086 + 2,086 (1,001,280) | Total materials: | 20 × ![]() 38 × ![]() 138 × ![]() 40 × ![]() | 948,974 |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Update history[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- He is portrayed as a stereotypical “art snob”.
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