Room of Heliodorus

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The Room of Heliodorus is one of the Vatican’s Raphael Rooms, renowned for its frescoes depicting dramatic biblical and historical scenes painted by Raphael and his workshop in the early 16th century.

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Room of Heliodorus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vatican room
frescoed room
museum interior
architecturalStyle Renaissance interior
commissionedBy Pope Julius II
country Vatican City State
linked to: Vatican City
depicts Pope Julius II
biblical scenes
historical scenes
endTime c. 1514
followed Room of the Segnatura
hasArtMovement Italian Renaissance
hasArtStyle High Renaissance
hasArtTechnique fresco
hasCeilingDecoration frescoes by Raphael’s workshop
hasContributor Raphael’s workshop
linked to: Raphael
hasCreator Raphael
hasDepiction Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena
linked to: The Mass at Bolsena

Old Testament story of Heliodorus
Pope Leo I meeting Attila the Hun
Saint Peter freed from prison
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Latin
hasMedium pigments on wet plaster
hasPurpose papal audience room
hasWallPainting Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple
Liberation of Saint Peter
Mass at Bolsena
linked to: The Mass at Bolsena

Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila
heritageDesignation World‑renowned art site
locatedIn Apostolic Palace
Raphael Rooms
Vatican City
mainTheme divine intervention in history
protection of the Church
namedAfter Heliodorus
openToPublic yes
partOf Vatican Museums
papal apartments
significantFor Raphael’s mature style
integration of papal propaganda and sacred history
startTime c. 1511
touristAttraction yes
usedBy Renaissance popes
visitorExperience viewed along standard Vatican Museums route

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Raphael Rooms hasPart Room of Heliodorus
Hall of Constantine adjacentTo Room of Heliodorus