He influenced the works of countless Greek and Italian painters namely Spyridon Sperantzas and Nikolaos Kallergis.

His work was heavily influenced by Theodore Poulakis, he was another Greek painter associated with the island of Corfu.

Both of the artists are representatives of the Heptanese School[5] Kontarinis is among a unique class of Greek painters.

One such instance was Saint Lucian's Miracle, the Saving of Spyridon Voulgaris.

Franghias Kavertzas featured a nun named Evgenia Trapezontiopoulla at the bottom of his Last Judgment.

Another impressive painting by Kontarinis Saint Alexander and Scenes of Martyrdom features a Camel.

[6] Greek painter Konstantinos Kontaris is often confused with Kontarinis due to the similarity of their names.