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The Max Planck Society has awarded Giulia Beatrice, research assistant at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, with the Otto Hahn Medal, in recognition of her outstanding dissertation, which examines the appropriation and entanglement of the Futurist avant-garde in the promotion of Italian colonial ambitions via propaganda during the Fascist era. altro

Un racconto lungo oltre quattro secoli tra disegni autografi, opere d’arte antica e del Rinascimento e testimonianze fotografiche che restituisce un ritratto senza tempo della città capace, da secoli, di affascinare il mondo altro

Christoph Luitpold Frommel si è spento a Roma l’11 febbraio 2026 all’età di 92 anni. Dal 1980 al 2001 è stato Direttore della Bibliotheca Hertziana – Istituto Max Planck per la storia dell’arte e nel corso della sua vita si è dedicato allo studio dell’architettura italiana del Rinascimento. altro

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