@_theiconoclassMary McGillivray

Art history and visual culture

card updated Oct 11, 2026 · 12 clips parsed · following 972 · 12,300,000 likes total

Engagement10.16%above average

Account summary

@_theiconoclass has 441,500 followers and 488 videos. Across the 12 parsed clips the average is 105,213 views and 10,096 likes. Engagement to views is 10.16%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−4.9 pp). Posts roughly 0.2 times a week. An average clip reaches 24% of the follower count.

Followers

441.5K

+1.8K in period

Engagement

10.16%

−4.9 pp newer half

Average views

105.2K

median 44.6K

Likes per clip

10.1K

94 comments avg

Shares / saves

504 / 1.2K

1.18% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.2 / wk

reach 24% of followers

Latest clips

12 collected

Please stop putting your period blood on plants. Thank you to @naomiko — @_theiconoclass

196K18:55Please stop putting your period blood on plants. Thank you to @naomikohbelic and Rose Kerr <327K3431.2K5.5K

Humans have been ascribing meaning to astronomical phenomena since the — @_theiconoclass

202.9K2:44Humans have been ascribing meaning to astronomical phenomena since the beginning of time. One popular scapegoat for all 4.2K1756253

Why do we see faces in clouds, rocks, and… in toast? To find out, I sp — @_theiconoclass

6.6K0:50Why do we see faces in clouds, rocks, and… in toast? To find out, I spoke to scientists, consulted a medieval book, and 2394114

This video took me 3 years to make. It’s one of two YouTube videos I h — @_theiconoclass

64.1K1:28This video took me 3 years to make. It’s one of two YouTube videos I have made for my PhD (!) and I’m so, SO excited to 1K111185

Did you know this about Monet's water lilies? 🎨🪷 Don't miss Monet to M — @_theiconoclass

32.5K1:30Did you know this about Monet's water lilies? 🎨🪷 Don't miss Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition at @agsa.adelaide on unt2.1K2478270

Heightmaxxing, Roman style. — @_theiconoclass

9.5K1:27Heightmaxxing, Roman style.709211989

A book with a bloody history. @University of Melbourne — @_theiconoclass

460.1K1:20A book with a bloody history. @University of Melbourne 57.2K4234K5.7K

Replying to @F what is the illegible text in renaissance paintings abo — @_theiconoclass

34.6K0:42Replying to @F what is the illegible text in renaissance paintings about? An excellent question! 4.4K51135621

What is a prehistoric hand axe doing in a Renaissance masterpiece? A d — @_theiconoclass

171K1:28What is a prehistoric hand axe doing in a Renaissance masterpiece? A detail in Jean Fouquet’s Melun Diptych gives us a 18.2K1082641.7K

The connection between music and mathematics is far older than you mig — @_theiconoclass

8.7K0:57The connection between music and mathematics is far older than you might think: Australia’s oldest (probably!) book, Boe548131463

The oldest printed text in the world might never have been meant to be — @_theiconoclass

54.6K1:11The oldest printed text in the world might never have been meant to be read. The Hyakumantō Darani was a monumental Budd3.7K8199346

This UNESCO listed museum has got it all: art, literature, philosophy — @_theiconoclass

21.9K2:19This UNESCO listed museum has got it all: art, literature, philosophy – oh, and did I mention the world’s oldest printin1.8K38116260

Engagement per clip

12 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 14.6% ER

Sep 10Jul 9Sep 30

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 30, 2026	196,000	27,000	343	1,218	5,468	14.57%
Sep 7, 2026	202,900	4,246	17	56	253	2.13%
Aug 13, 2026	6,634	239	4	1	14	3.68%
Aug 6, 2026	64,100	1,001	11	11	85	1.60%
Jul 15, 2026	32,500	2,119	24	78	270	6.83%
Jul 9, 2026	9,526	709	21	19	89	7.86%
Jul 7, 2026	460,100	57,200	423	4,033	5,667	13.40%
Feb 19, 2026	34,600	4,369	51	135	621	13.16%
Feb 10, 2026	171,000	18,200	108	264	1,705	10.86%
Sep 24, 2025	8,692	548	13	14	63	6.62%
Sep 17, 2025	54,600	3,749	81	99	346	7.20%
Sep 10, 2025	21,900	1,773	38	116	260	8.80%