▁but ▁it ▁emer ged ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁move ▁the ▁cru c if ix , ▁and ▁hung ▁the ▁painting ▁in ▁another ▁chap el . ▁ ▁Tit ian ▁was ▁fur ious , ▁and ▁eventually ▁got ▁the ▁pap al ▁nun cio ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁to ▁instruct ▁the ▁fri ars ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁him , ▁in ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 5 7 5 . ▁ ▁Tit ian ▁now ▁planned ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁P ieve ▁di ▁Cad ore , ▁with ▁the ▁painting ▁over ▁the ▁high ▁alt ar , ▁and ▁once ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁his ▁studio ▁he ▁extended ▁it ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁space ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 6 ▁Tit ian ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁pl ague , ▁followed ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁O raz io , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁to ▁Cad ore . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁not ▁buried ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mass - gra ves ▁used ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁dead , ▁but ▁quietly ▁carried ▁to ▁the ▁Fr ari ▁and ▁buried ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁would ▁probably ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁Cad ore ▁if ▁O raz io ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁pl ague , ▁but ▁with ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Tit ian ' s ▁estate ▁was ▁disput ed ▁between ▁various ▁he irs , ▁and ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁was