This is the bronze statue of Lodewijk van Bercken, a Flemish diamond cutter and inventor, on the
facade of the building on the corner of Leysstraat and Jezusstraat in Antwerp. The statue was
created by the Flemish sculptor Frans Joris. It depicts Van Bercken seated on a throne, with a
winged genius above him in a niche. Lodewijk van Bercken is known for his method of cutting
diamonds using a wheel, olive oil, and diamond powder, which he used around 1476 to create the
pear-shaped "pendel" (pendulum).The statue is located a few hundred meters from Antwerp's
diamond district.