Janina Ramirez

Biography

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

Pointless Celebrities

as Self

The Viking Sagas

as Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)

Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

as Self - Presenter

Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

as Presenter

Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

as Self - Presenter

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

as Self

Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

as Self - Presenter

England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

as Self - Presenter

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

as Presenter

Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery