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This fresco is a later addition to the early sixteenth-century decoration of the Sala Capitolare on the wall left to the altar wall in the Sala Capitolare. It is part of the fresco cycle depicting scenes related to the life and miracles of St Anthony of Padua.
The painters of the fresco decoration were Giovanni Antonio Requesta (known as Corona), Filippo da Verona, Tiziano Vecellio, Francesco Vecellio, Girolamo Tessari (known as Girolamo del Santo), Bartolomeo Montagna, and Domenico Campagnola. The room owes its fame in the history of Italian art to three of the paintings: the frescoes Titian produced for the brotherhood in 1511.
The picture shows Buttafogo's painting on the second long wall. When St Anthony dies near Padua, children inform residents of the city of his death. His body is then brought to Padua in a solemn procession.
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