java - Is there a way to add an Image to a jPanel?

I am trying to make a chess game. I have an image of a chessboard and images of pieces. All I want to do is have the chess pieces on top of the chessboard. I tried using a container control such as a jPanel but I couldn't find a way to add an image to a jPanel. Next I tried to put a jLabel on top of another jLabel. Obviously, that did not help either as jLabel is not a Container control so the jLabel kept going below the 'chess board' label. Is there any other way to do this?

I am coding in netbeans.