Michaela Marek

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Michaela Marek (born August 22, 1956 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ; † September 24, 2018 ) was a Czech-German art historian . She was professor for the history of art in Eastern Europe at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the author of academic writings.

Life

Michaela Marek was born in Prague in 1956. At the age of 20 she began studying art history, Romance studies and psychology in Cologne and received her doctorate in 1981 . Her studies were supported by a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. In 1982 she moved to Italy, where she received post-doctoral scholarships at the Bibliotheca Hertziana , Rome and the Art History Institute in Florence .

From 1986 to 1992 she worked as a research assistant at the Herder Institute in Marburg . She also gained her teaching experience at the universities of Regensburg , Marburg , Prague , Munich and Salzburg , where she received teaching assignments and represented teachers.

Due to her knowledge of the Czech language , she worked from 1992 to 2000 as a research assistant in the editing department at the Collegium Carolinum in Munich . In 2000 she completed her habilitation at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and in the same year was appointed professor for art history at the University of Leipzig . In 2013 she moved to the Humboldt University in Berlin.

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During her academic career, Michaela Marek specialized in research on the history of art in Eastern Europe and the Czech Republic (especially Bohemia ). She has been co-editor of Bohemia magazine since 2002 .

Publications (selection)

  • 1985: Ekphrasis and ruler's allegory. Ancient descriptions of paintings in the work of Titian and Leonardo . Worms (Roman Studies in the Bibliotheca Hertziana, 3).
  • 1989: Old town renovation in the ČSR . On the problem of the theory and practice of ensemble monument maintenance . Marburg (Documentation East Central Europe 39, no. 5/6).
  • 2001: University as a 'monument' and political issue. The representative buildings of the Prague universities 1900–1935 and the political conflict between 'conservative' and 'modern' architecture. Munich (publications by the Collegium Carolinum , 95).
  • 2004: Art and Identity Politics. Architecture and visual arts in the process of the formation of the Czech nation Cologne, Weimar, Vienna.
  • 2010: Ed., Culture as a vehicle and as an opponent of political intentions . Eat.

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personal data
SURNAME Marek, Michaela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 2018