1913年在罗马成立，是世界知名的意大利艺术史研究机构，是马克斯普朗克学会最古老的研究所之一和第一个专注于人文学科的研究所。 促进意大利和全球艺术与建筑史领域的科学研究。它由Henriette Hertz作为私人基金会成立，于1913年作为Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft的研究中心落成。今天，赫兹亚纳图书馆是马克斯普朗克学会人文科学部的一部分，被认为是世界上最着名的艺术史研究机构之一。

Founded in Rome in 1913, it is a world-renowned italian art history research institute, one of the oldest institutes of the Max Planck Society and the first to focus on the humanities. Promote scientific research in the field of art and architectural history in Italy and globally. It was founded by Henriette Hertz as a private foundation and was inaugurated in 1913 as a research center for Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft. Today, the Herziana Library is part of the Max Planck Society's Department of Humanities and Sciences and is considered one of the most prominent art history research institutions in the world.