Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Maria Vakondiou

Postdoctoral researcher
Centre of Art History "El Greco"

Maria Vakondiou studied History and Archeology at the University of Crete (1998-2003) and continued her postgraduate studies at the same University. In 2018 she received her PhD The title of her thesis was Stone carvers and sculptors in Venetian Crete. Since 2003, she has been participating in research projects of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies:

Western Art in Crete,

Digital Crete: Mediterranean Cultural Itineries,

Detecting colors on stone sculpture on the island of Crete dating from the Venetian and Ottoman times,

History of the management of water resources in Crete.

Selected Publications