Salle des fêtes de l'Élysée - Héliodore chassé du Temple

A divine messenger on a white horse tramples Heliodorus, who attempted to seize the Temple's treasury, while two figures with scourges rush forward to drive him out. On the far left, Pope Julius II is depicted as a witness to the event, carried on a litter. The background features the High Priest Onias praying at the altar amidst the golden architecture of the Temple.

This composition reflects the Renaissance concept of the 'Temple' as a site of both physical and spiritual treasury, protected by divine providence. Within the Neoplatonic atmosphere of the Roman court, the scene emphasizes the triumph of sacred law over profane interference, a theme central to the protection of esoteric and religious mysteries.