Focusing on the Pictorial scheme of this artwork, explain the Prophets about the Twelve prophetic figures.
Prophets Seven prophets of Israel are depicted on the ceiling, including the four so-called major prophets – Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel – and three of the Twelve Minor Prophets: Joel, Zechariah, and Jonah.
The Book of Joel prophesies the triumph of Judah over its enemies, and includes the words, "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams [and] your young men shall see visions." Zechariah was the first Prophet to be painted.Condivi praises Jonah, including its foreshortening. In Vasari's description of the Prophets and Sibyls he is particularly high in his praise of Isaiah, saying, "anyone who examines this figure will see details taken from Nature herself, the true mother of the art of painting, and will see a figure that with close study can in broad terms teach all the precepts of good painting."
Judah Sibyl Daniel Twelve Minor Prophets fig Jonah Ezekiel Book of Joel Zechariah Prophet art major prophet Jeremiah Joel Isaiah