The Justice Panel

In the late Middle Ages, courtrooms were often given a painting reminding judges: administer justice honestly. The impressive Justice Panel (circa 1475–1477), made by Jan van Brussel, once hung in the council chamber of Maastricht. At the top you see the Last Judgement: Christ as judge on a golden rainbow, surrounded by angels waking the dead. Below that, a court session: a rich man and a poor man face each other, while a devil tries to bribe the judges. The archangel Michael points sternly towards hell - a clear warning for anyone who lets themselves

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