Janina Ramirez
Dr Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (pronounced [ja'nina]; née Maleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramirez, is a British art historian, cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specializes in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context. Ramirez went to school in Slough, Berkshire. She gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed a PhD on the artistic and literary symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.435 |
Birthday | 1980-07-07 |
Place of Birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Also Known As | Nina Ramirez, |
2014
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
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The history of still life painting with oil paints
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Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
2011
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
6/2
Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster...
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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
2018
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
9/1
Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he acqu...
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The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
2017
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
8/1
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in Engl...
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England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
2010
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
7/1
In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a...
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Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
2011
The Viking Sagas
5.3/5
Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stor...
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The Viking Sagas
2016
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
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In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book e...
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The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
2021
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
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Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging women directors and artists. Each film give...
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Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
2014
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
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Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons created a new form of architecture. The art and arc...
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Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
2012
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
9/1
In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old...
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