The Murder Of The Commendatore. Book 1. The concept of+Book 2. Elusive metaphor/set/

"In may of that year and before the next I lived in the mountains..." Picturesque, quiet place, ideal for creativity. A modest one-storey building in European style, spacious enough for a bachelor, belonged to the famous Japanese artist.
Everything would be peaceful and calm, if not for the painting "the Murder of the Commander", found in the attic, if not for the ringing of a Buddhist bell at night, if not for a strange crypt that emerged from beneath the stone mound in the middle of the jungle, if not for the meeting with the epicurean Mancini that for fabulous sums were asked to paint a portrait, first, and then maybe his daughters, if not for attempts to understand myself.
"Comes the beginning of everything that is happening around me, was that I brought to light this picture? And thus opened up the circle?"
This painting changed the life of the main character and influenced all who saw her. It has created in our world, another reality. How is all this possible?