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Michaela Simonova
Michaela is a PhD candidate specializing in iconography and art interpretation, focusing on new ways to interpret religious art and artifacts. Her knowledge is theoretical due to her degrees from comparative religion studies and art management, as well as practical due to experience with cataloguing artifacts and work at an art museum as a guide and lecturer. In her free time, she works on new episodes for her award-nominated podcast about art.
Education:Tomas Bata University Zlin, 2023MA Art ManagementComenius University Bratislava, 2014MA Comparative Religion StudiesExpertise:Mythology
History of Art
Pre-Christian Europe
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
History of Religion
Religious Iconography
Articles by Michaela Simonova
The Ideal Man: Male Beauty Standards Through History
The desire to depict an ideal man has persisted since ancient times. This article will explore male beauty standards from the Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance eras.