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Zuzana Frantová serves as an Assistant Professor at the Art History Seminar within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her institutional affiliation includes active participation in multiple research projects and consistent teaching responsibilities spanning medieval art history and Christian iconography.
Her research focuses on Medieval Art History with specialization in Christian Iconography, Late Antique Visual Culture, and Relics and Reliquaries. Frantová examines how visual representations facilitated religious and political transformations during Europe's Christianization, particularly through material culture analysis of goldsmithing, mosaics, and pilgrimage routes. Her work bridges Byzantine influence with Central European artistic developments.
Publication trends reveal consistent scholarly output examining visual culture's role in religious transformation, with recent works analyzing emotional representation in Late Antique metalwork, Constantine's image propaganda, and recurring Christological motifs on French pilgrimage routes. Her research integrates material analysis with theological and political context.
- Active researcher in multiple Masaryk University projects including "Art and Culture in Central Europe" (2024-2025) and "Power, Rituals and Death in the Middle Ages" (2023)
- Regular supervisor of Bachelor's theses on medieval topics including Christian iconography and relic studies
- Contributes to professional development through requested lectures and conference presentations
Frantová's teaching portfolio demonstrates deep engagement with medieval visual culture through courses like "Medieval Art: From Constantine to Giotto" and specialized seminars on relics in Bohemia and Moravia. Her work connects classroom instruction with active research in Central European art history.
