The paintings of Titorelli allude to the nature of the judiciary. The portraits of all the judges look similar. All judges are vain enough to get themselves painted as though they are seated on the high chair. Though K. asserts that he is innocent, the painter thinks it is of little consequence. He also says that it is more possible that his case would be listened to by judges in portraits rather than by those in the actual room. But the court could be influenced behind the scenes. The painter seems to be more powerful than the lawyers themselves are.

The painter says that though he has listened to judges commenting all his lifetime he has never come across a single "definite" acquittal

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