The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple

Within a grand, vaulted temple, a celestial horseman in golden armor tramples the fallen Heliodorus, who has attempted to seize the temple's treasury. To the right, Pope Julius II is carried into the scene on a litter, appearing as a witness to the divine intervention. In the background, the High Priest Onias prays fervently before a seven-branched menorah at the altar.

This work represents the Renaissance synthesis of biblical history and contemporary Papal authority, emphasizing the sanctity of sacred space. The depiction of the Temple of Jerusalem and the Menorah connects to the broader Renaissance fascination with the 'prisca theologia' and the architectural symbolism of Solomon's Temple found in Neoplatonic and Kabbalistic thought.