Background
Martens, Maximiliaan Pieter Jan was born on September 26, 1960 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. Son of Roger Adolf and Imelda Maria (Pyfferoen) Martens.
Martens, Maximiliaan Pieter Jan was born on September 26, 1960 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. Son of Roger Adolf and Imelda Maria (Pyfferoen) Martens.
Master of Arts, University Ghent, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Teaching assistant University California, Santa Barbara, 1987-1988. Research assistant J.P. Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1988-1989. Assistant professor ad interim Royal Academy Fine Arts, Ghent, 1990.
Associate professor medieval art history University Groningen, The Netherlands, since 1992, secretary department art history The Netherlands, 1993-1995, member committee arts faculty library The Netherlands, since 1994. Co-author: Petrus Christus/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. Editor/author: Bruges and the Renaissance (2 vols.) Municipal Museums Bruges, 1998.
Lodewyk Van Gruuthuse/Municipal Museums Bruges, 1992. Author: De Muurschilderkunst te Gent, 1989.
Member Royal Association Friends Museum Fine Arts (president since 1996).
Married Geertrui Anna Witdouck, May 14, 1986. Children: Raphael, Romeo.