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Exhibitions promote a multisensory experience of artworks, encouraging the viewer to directly interact with them and offering unique insights into the past and the present. In this past year, Hertziana members have embraced the role of curator for a diverse range of exciting exhibitions that have made their scholarship accessible to the public and demonstrated the relevance of art-historical research. altro

PHAROS, the International Association of Photo Archives, is proud to announce the launch of Artresearch.net, a groundbreaking new platform for exploring works of art and architecture through the power of cutting-edge AI and rich, expert-curated metadata. altro

Long after leaving the artist’s studio, drawings continue to transform. More fragile and responsive than canvas or panel, paper not only registers the passage of time but also readily reflects shifts in ownership, taste, and interest. This exhibition presents a selection of case studies from the Hertziana collection that draws attention to the open temporality of these works. altro

Ninety-seven drawings from the late 18th century were acquired by the Bibliotheca Hertziana over a hundred years ago, most likely as originals by the well-known artist Felice Giani. Most of them are faithful but sketchy copies of drawings by the Slovene Franz Caucig, who lived in Rome from 1780 to 1787. They were probably made for an English Grand Tourist and sold as souvenirs. altro

From the many threads that made up the fabric of research carried out at the Hertziana in 2023, we have chosen to highlight our current projects that revolve around women's perspectives. altro

A selection of historical photographic prints from the earliest negatives inventoried for the Photographic Collection of the Bibliotheca Hertziana and that have been recently attributed to the Saxon military captain Paul Lindner (c. 1845 - c. 1924), sheds light on the work of this completely unknown autodidactic photographer active in Rome around 1900. altro

An exhibition of the Kupferstichkabinett – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in cooperation with the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max-Planck-Institut for Art History, 26.04.–04.08.2024 altro