How do I make an ImageIcon (or any kind of image really) visible without a JButton?

How do I make an ImageIcon (or any kind of image really) visible without a
JButton?

References

Reference NO 1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15202080/how-do-i-make-an-imageicon-or-any-kind-of-image-really-visible-without-a-jbutt

Reference NO 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17121282/how-to-put-an-image-in-an-specific-button-of-a-button-array

Reference NO 3

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16480171/jbutton-with-background-image-and-backlighting

Reference NO 4

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14348081/iconimage-not-showing-up-on-jbutton

Reference NO 5

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10305047/darken-jbuttons-on-hover-click

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