This picture endeavours to seize the lonely hour of judicial manliness--the silence which precedes the storm of pleading. It is the lawyer, not the artificial light of the courtroom but the naked, external light of truth, that the lawyer responds to in his very essence: that he is, even before the formidable, dark shadow of the bench, a reflection or instrument of justice. The scene itself represents the boldness needed to make an unpopular defence or to fight against an unjust law, or to question the authority. It does not imply dramatic gestures, but the extreme steadfastness to stand up and speak when the system pressure is intended to silence. The light surrounding the figure appears to indicate that even the courage is a light in itself that penetrates uncertainty and terror. It is what makes the profession the best it can be; a person, who is unarmed besides his reason and conviction, the undying advocate of those who lack it, making the courtroom a place of integrity.