Heliodorus Driven From the Temple
Eugene Delacroix
Oil and wax on plaster
714 x 485 cm
The Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France
This image which is found in the Church of Saint-Sulpice in the Delacroix chapel is located on the opposite wall from Jacob Wrestling the Angel. According to the second book of Maccabees, Heliodorus the general was sent to take the treasure from the Temple of Jerusalem by the King of Syria. While in the act of confiscating the sacred treasure a horseman and two young men, the messengers of God, arrived and flogged Heliodorus and clearing the Syrian troops out of the temple.
Image Description from the Church of Saint-Sulpice
Web Gallery of Art, Image Collection, Virtual Museum, Searchable Database of European Fine Arts (1000-1850). Web. 12 Apr. 2010..
Web Gallery of Art, Image Collection, Virtual Museum, Searchable Database of European Fine Arts (1000-1850). Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
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