<Li> Cumaean Sibyl . (CVMAEA) </Li> <Li> Daniel (DANIEL) </Li> <Li> Libyan Sibyl (LIBICA) </Li> <P> The seven prophets of Israel chosen for depiction on the ceiling include the four so - called Major Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel . Of the remaining twelve possibilities among the Minor Prophets, the three represented are Joel, Zechariah and Jonah . Although the prophets Joel and Zechariah are considered "minor" because of the comparatively small number of pages that their prophecy occupies in the Bible, each one produced prophesies of profound significance . </P>

This panel is one of the most famous on the ceiling of the sistine chapel