The Prophet Jonah was a tempera painting created by Demetrios Stavrakis.

[4] He decided to flee from the presence of the lord and he set sail for Tarshish, a huge storm arose.

[10] Notable versions of Jonah and the whale were completed by famous artists from all over the world namely Pieter Lastman, Jacopo Tintoretto, and Michelangelo.

His career began in Antwerp and he eventually migrated to Venice with his brother and son.

His engravings influenced countless Greek painters namely Theodore Poulakis, Georgios Markazinis and Konstantinos Tzanes.

Ioannis Kornaros used blue in his famous painting entitled Great Art Thou (Megas Ei Kyrie).

In the background of the painting, the boat is clearly sinking and a large whale head protrudes from the water.

The artist imbues change with his advanced knowledge of spatial depth and deeper space.

The natural figure draws from the Greek mythological God Poseidon (Neptune).