The Villa di Livia had a lush garden painting to decorate the underground dining room of the summer house of Livia, the wife of Emperor Augustus. Details include flowering plants, fruit, pomegranates bursting open, birds, and trees swaying in the wind to create the perception of being outdoors.
The Palazzo Massimo has one of the finest collections of busts and sculptures from antiquity in Rome. As the main venue of the Roman National Museum, the best archaeological finds in Rome since 1870 are on display here.