Is there any point to collecting paintings?
Is there any value to spending money on paintings in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood? Some of the paintings are quite expensive (e.g. Raphael's Self Portrait) but judging from the bank records they don't appear to pay any dividends.
Solution 1:
They are only for aesthetic reasons, there's no change in the game for collecting them.
Solution 2:
Collecting all the paintings gains you a trophey