Canvas the Castle

To initiate this quest, speak with Countess Arianna Valga in Chorrol. She will inform you that a treasured painting of her late husband has been stolen and request that you retrieve it for her and bring the culprit to justice.

There are two steps to this quest:

1) Questioning all of the suspects that the Countess gives you. You will have to Speechcraft or bribe them until their liking to you is over 70 before pressing them for clues.  Only once you have received these clues through interviewing each suspect can you begin to gather evidence.  Some of the witnesses roam the city and can be difficult to find at times; luckily, all witnesses are marked as quest objectives, and liberal use of the compass and map locators will make your job much easier.

2) After questioning each suspect, you must gather three pieces of evidence. a) Go to the West Tower... check the floor carefully. Hidden behind a set of crates is a door in the floor which takes you to a subsection of the West tower. You will find an "unsual painting". Click it to get the next dialogue box for the quest. b) Go to the dining room and inspect the carpet for track of paints. Click it to get the dialogue box to update your quest evidence c) Go to Chanel's room and open her lectern (you can only do this AFTER you get the painting).

When all three pieces of evidence are collected, confront and accuse Chanel; you may have to accuse her twice to get the credit. Return to the Countess to get your reward.