Editing Francisco Rizi

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'''Francisco Rizi''' (9 April 1614 – 2 August 1685) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] painter.

In 1683, Rizi made the oil painting entitled ''Grand Inquisition'', which showed Grand Inquisitor [[Tomás de Torquemada]] flanked by Queen [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand II]] of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] as they presided over the ''[[auto-da-fé]]'' arranged at [[Seville]] in 1492 for the [[Assassins]] [[Aguilar de Nerha]], [[María]], and [[Benedicto]]. In 2016, a copy of it hung in the [[Council of Elders]]' meeting room.<ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACMovie Francisco Rizi's Grand Inquisition.jpg|Francisco Rizi's ''Grand Inquisition''
ACMovie Francisco Rizi's Grand Inquisition in Council of Elders' meeting room.jpg|''Grand Inquisition'' in the Council of Elders' meeting room
ACMovie Francisco Rizi's Grand Inquisition close up.jpg|Detail of the royal box in ''Grand Inquisition''
</gallery>

==Behind the scenes==
Rizi's painting used in the film is a stylized version of his actual artwork, ''{{Wiki|File:Francisco rizi-auto de fe.jpg|Auto de fe en la plaza Mayor de Madrid}}''. Its most glaring difference is the replacement of the central, fenced-off, open-air court with the execution stakes [[:File:ACMovie Auto-da-fé Concept Art.jpg|shown]] [[:File:Sevendalino Khay - Auto-da-fe concept.png|in]] [[:File:Into the Animus - Auto-da-fe concept art.jpg|three]] of [[Sevendalino Khay]]'s concept pieces for the film. The partial green crest with gold writing on the right hand bleacher in the original work is also missing.<ref name="EspWiki">{{WP|es:Auto de fe en la plaza Mayor de Madrid|Auto de fe en la plaza Mayor de Madrid}}</ref>

Further, it is not a representation of the film's location of the ''auto-da-fe'', nor of any of the characters in that scene. As clearly stated in the title, the area depicted is {{Wiki|Plaza Mayor, Madrid|Plaza Mayor}} in [[Madrid]], not Seville, and instead features King {{Wiki|Charles II of Spain|Charles II}}, Queen {{Wiki|Marie Louise d'Orléans}}, and {{Wiki|queen mother}} {{Wiki|Mariana of Austria|Mariana}} of [[Austria]] in the background presiding over an ''auto-da-fe'' on 30 June 1680, with Grand Inquisitor {{Wiki|Diego Sarmiento Valladares}} standing on the ground just left of their box holding a {{Wiki|crozier}}. According to ''{{Wiki|Alguacil|Alguacil Mayor}}'' (Chief Justice) {{Wiki|es:José del Olmo|José del Olmo}}, the stage [[architect]] and an Inquisition informant, the ceremony lasted all day, as recorded in great detail in his book, ''[http://fama2.us.es/fde/relacionHistoricaDelAuto.pdf Relación histórica del auto general de fe, que se celebró en Madrid Este Año de 1680]''.<ref name="EspWiki"/>

In the movie novelization, a copy of the real painting hung in the Council of Elders' meeting room, where [[Ellen Kaye]] correctly named the piece and the date of the events depicted, with [[Alan Rikkin]] observing that he thought the queen looked too old to be Isabella I.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Chapter 8</ref>

==Appearances==
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]] {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' {{mo}}

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