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Rogier's most famous paintings, which survived until the 17th century, were four large panels representing the Justice of Trajan and Justice of Herkenbald.
These were commissioned by the City of Brussels for the Gulden Camere ( Golden Chamber ) of the Brussels Town Hall.
They were destroyed in the French Bombardment of Brussels in 1695, but are known from many surviving descriptions, from a free partial copy in tapestry ( Bern, Historisches Museum ) and from other free and partial copies in drawing and painting.
They served as ' examples of justice ' for the aldermen of the city who had to speak justice in this room.
The paintings were praised or described by a series of commentators until their destruction, including Dürer ( 1520 ), Vasari ( 1568 ), Molanus ( c. 1570 – 1580 ), and Baldinucci ( 1688 ).
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