Room of Heliodorus

Why go

The action in the Expulsion scene feels immediate: figures surge across the wall as a sacred space is defended. The other scenes develop the room’s theme of intervention and papal authority. Taken together, they show Raphael using movement and light to make political and religious meaning visible within the papal apartments.

What to look for

• The Expulsion of Heliodorus is one of four major wall scenes.
• Movement and theatrical lighting shape the painted action.

Useful to know

• View all four walls before deciding which scene to study closely.

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