Why it matters
Answering the high priest's prayers, a heavenly horseman drives Heliodorus out of the Temple in Jerusalem as he tries to steal its treasure. On the left, Raphael's patron Pope Julius II watches from his litter.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1511–1512.
- The room in the Vatican, the Stanza di Eliodoro, is named after it.
- The treasure was reserved for widows and orphans.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple (CC BY-SA 4.0).
