Prelate and Stool-Bearers in Expulsion of Heliodorus

This pen and wash study focuses on the onlookers of a divine miracle taking place in the Temple of Jerusalem. On the left, attendants carry the seated Pope Julius II, while on the right, women and children react with dramatic gestures to the scene of Heliodorus being driven from the temple. The artist uses deep brown washes to define the voluminous robes and the play of light across the crowd.