Description: During the last decades, representations of medieval and early modern urban space have witnessed an increasing popularity as objects of study within the historical disciplines. Scholars with different backgrounds investigate urban landscapes in various forms and using a wide range of media. In general, such portraits of the city cove
Brief description: Maximiliaan P. J. Martens is professor in Fine Arts and chair of the Department of Art, Music and Theatre Sciences, Ghent University. Prof. Jan Dumolyn is a senior lecturer at Ghent University, Department of History. Katrien Lichtert has recently finished her PhD on Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the representation of urban landscapes at Ghent University.