Events Archive

This research exhibition focuses on one of Giulio Romano's preparatory drawings for the famous fresco cycle created for the great hall of the Villa Lante on the Janiculum Hill, today preserved in Palazzo Zuccari. The recent restoration of the drawing The Liberation of Cloelia (in the collection of the Bibliotheca Hertziana) has provided an opportunity to highlight the special appreciation for Italian Renaissance art of Henriette Hertz, cosmopolitan collector, and the founder of the Bibliotheca Hertziana. [more]

Discover the Bibliotheca Hertziana with new eyes! On July 10, 2023, the Hertziana app will be released, enabling you to immerse yourself in the Institute's buildings, furnishings and architectural decoration through novel augmented reality technology. [more]

A research exhibition of photographic works by Ukrainian artist Elena Subach. The featured series was created in spring 2022 when museum workers and volunteers all over the country rushed to protect cultural heritage in the wake of the escalation of the Russian military aggression. From April 20-July 3, 2023 [more]

An exhibition by the Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute for Art History as part of the #ScienceForUkraine initiative. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Bibliotheca Hertziana has offered doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to at-risk art historians from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus as a contribution to the international #ScienceForUkraine initiative. [more]

Il Vesuvio è stato oggetto di attenzione e suggestione per secoli. Ad esso, e agli altri vulcani dell’area napoletana, si lega la produzione di numerosi testi e rappresentazioni visive. [more]

Die Faszination für den Vesuv hat im Laufe der Jahrhunderte zahlreiche Publikationen und Darstellungen hervorgebracht. [more]