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“ The Madonna de Casa Pesaro” in the Church of St. Maria 
de’ Frari. 
Titian has placed the apostle with the keys at his feet in the 
centre of the picture, with the Bishop of Paphos kneeling on 
one side, the Virgin and Child being little more than accessories 
to the picture. It is a striking tribute of the proud family 
to the worth of their friend whom they thus honoured by 
showing that they considered him worthy of the Popedom, 
and the more so as the picture was intended for themselves 
alone. It was the altar piece of their private chapel. 
Although living in obscurity, Wolsey’s vengeance still pur- 
sued the Cardinal, and did not abate until he had been deprived 
of all his offices. Soon after Adrian’s flight the Venetian 
Ambassador was advised not to go near Wolsey till his anger 
passed, and when he tried to excuse the Signory for receiving 
Adrian at Venice, Wolsey interrupted him in rabid and in- 
solent language, saying the Venetians always favoured rascals 
and rebels, always opposed the Pope, and that he cared nothing 
for them or him, and complained that his letters had not been 
communicated to him before being delivered to the King. 
“ Ego et Rex meus,” put into Norfolk’s mouth was evidently 
not without authority, and the letter unread for 300 years 
only repeats the opinions of the day. 
The Pope was timid and interposed delays for a whole 
year, till circumstances compelled him to give way. 
Campeggio had been joined with Wolsey as Legate, but 
Campeggio was not allowed to land in England, but was kept 
waiting at Calais all June and July, 1518, until the King learnt 
that the deprivation had really been accomplished. It was 
Cardinal Cibo who succeeded to Adrian’s house, who wrote in the 
Pope’s name to England to announce the Cardinal’s fall, but 
the letter contains no note of triumph, but rather the reverse. 
Adrian remained in Venice until the death of Leo X. (1521), 
when he left for Rome, hoping, perchance, to be reinstated in 
some of his offices, but nothing more was heard of him, and he 
was probably murdered by the way. 
His writings were for a century and a. half reckoned among 
the best works of the time, and twenty editions of them were 
published at the chief seats of learning on the Continent. 
They consist of two prose works, one on “ Speaking Latin 
Correctly,’ the other on “ True Philosophy,” and two poems 
—‘ The Iter Juli,” and ‘‘ On Hunting,” and a sermon preached 
by him when peace was signed between the Pope, the Emperor 
Milan and Venice. 
