Anastasia Manioudaki

Art Historian, she graduated from the Department of History and Archeology of the University of Athens and has a Masters degree in Art History from the University of Sussex. She is a member of the Association of Greek Art Historians.She has worked in the National Gallery of Art in Athens and in the 4th Athens Biennale AGORA (2013). She has taught Art History in the Municipal Art School of Aghia Paraskevi and in the digital university Iversity (Berlin). She was the assistant curator of the exhibition Inferno of George Pol. Ioannidis in the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens (2017-2018), where she presented the painter’s work in a lecture at the Institute. Her articles have been published in Ta Nea tis Technis and avopolis.gr. Recently, one of her short stories was among the winners in the 2nd short story competition of Ianos bookstore and was published.

Stories By Anastasia Manioudaki

20th century

Beyond the Biennale – Top Five Art Museums to Visit in Venice
By Anastasia ManioudakiSeptember 1, 2021
Venice, with its long history, is an open museum that will leave none unsatisfied. La Serenissima is a dream destination for every art lover. Apart from the many historic sites like San Marco’s Basilica and the...
Art History 101

Top 5 Most Famous Print Series in Art
By Anastasia ManioudakiAugust 11, 2021
Printmaking, the art of printing artworks on paper, developed in the 15th century when paper became widely available in Europe. Gutenberg’s printing press revolutionized the availability of knowledge and the way it was shared. Artists all...
Art Travels

On the Road: Best Traveling Paintings
By Anastasia ManioudakiJuly 5, 2021
“As you set out for Ithaka, hope your road is a long one,” thus begins Ithaka, the famous poem by C.P. Cavafy. When we travel, we always think about the destination – thinking of the time...
dailyart

Take Me Down to My Boat on the River: Rivers in Famous Paintings
By Anastasia ManioudakiMay 31, 2021
From the dawn of civilization, rivers have been the crux of human life. Most great cities are built around rivers. We use them for sustenance, transportation or simply to have a nice stroll and a good...
dailyart

Painting of the Week: Giorgione, The Tempest
By Anastasia ManioudakiMay 30, 2021
Giorgione and his masterpiece The Tempest form the rare combination of a mysterious artist and a mysterious painting. This small canvas has puzzled art historians since the 16th century and continues to do so. Who Was...
19th Century

Painting of the Week: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
By Anastasia ManioudakiMay 2, 2021
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is considered Edouard Manet’s last major painting. Presented in the Salon of 1882, just a year before the artist’s death, its theme as well as the execution unsettled the prudish Parisian...
Art History 101

10 Things You Should Know About Titian
By Anastasia ManioudakiApril 19, 2021
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, 1490–1576) was an Italian painter active in Venice in the 16th century. He is considered the greatest painter in the Venetian art school. During his long career, he painted a variety of subjects,...
19th Century

Victorian Feminists and Their Supernatural Powers
By Anastasia ManioudakiApril 3, 2021
The Victorian feminists in 19th-century England paved the way for the women’s movement across the world. The ‘New Woman, as she was called, demanded social equality, economic independence and the right to education. However, many people...
19th Century

Commedia dell’Arte Characters in Art
By Anastasia ManioudakiMarch 22, 2021
Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers were artisans, that is professional actors. Commedia dell’arte originated in northern...
Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week: La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
By Anastasia ManioudakiMarch 21, 2021
La Primavera, which means ‘Spring’ in Italian, is without a doubt the most famous painting of Sandro Botticelli. Its mysterious allure continues to dazzle audiences and baffle art historians to this day. However, the painting was...