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Where is the painting 'The Just Judges'?

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Arsène Goedertier, an exchange agent and sexton from Wetteren near Ghent, confessed the theft of both paintings on his death bed, but he never got round to revealing the exact location of The Just Judges. All he said was that the painting could not be removed from its hiding spot without attracting a great deal of attention. read more

The Just Judges or The Righteous Judges is the lower left panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Jan van Eyck or his brother Hubert Van Eyck between 1430–32. It is believed that the panel shows portraits of several contemporary figures such as Philip the Good, and possibly the artists Hubert and Jan van Eyck themselves. read more

Then again some argue the painting seen in the Ghent Altarpiece on display today is actually the original, or that it hangs in the episcopal palace. Finally, in the last couple of years a theory has arisen that The Just Judges is currently in the possession of a prominent family from Ghent with strong ties to both politics and the Church in Belgium. read more

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