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The article discusses the 18th-century painting "Augustus Closing the Temple of Janus," by French artist Louis de Silvestre who held the position of court artist to King Augustus II of Poland. It talks about the historical importance of the closing of the temple and provides an overview of the career of Roman Emperor Augustus, who had been known as Octavian during the Second Triumvirate.

The article discusses American writers, painters, and sculptors who traveled to Rome in the 18th and 19th centuries to study. The author states that Benjamin West, in 1760, was the first American artist to go to Rome to study. The author refers to work these artists and writers created as artifacts of American culture. The author focuses on work based on three ancient Roman images which dominated the creative consciousness of the Americans: the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, and the Campagna Romana. Several examples of artwork are provided.

Reviews the art exhibition `The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome' at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 16 to May 28, 2000.

The article offers new briefs in art museums in London. The picture "Panorama of Rome" by L. Caracciolo is shown in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition "Islamic Perspective: An Aspect of British Architecture and Design in the Nineteenth Century" is featured at the Leighton House Art Gallery and Museum from June 1 to July 23, 1983. A French-gilt copper casket from the Horace Walpole's collection was included in collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

This article reviews the art exhibition "Rome: De ses origines à la Capitale d'Italie" being presented at the Musée de la civilisation de Québec from Mary 11, 2011 to January 29, 2012.

The article reviews the exhibition "Rome, Emperor Constantine's Dream: Art Treasures from the Eternal City" At De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands from October 3, 2015 to February 7, 2016.

The article looks at how in summer 2005 sculptors from around the world met on a beach in Brighton, England with a mission to re-create ancient Rome through sand sculptors. The artists created sculptures of soldiers, horses, and monuments. Since it is very difficult to work with grains of sand that are smoothed down by ocean waves, sand from a river in the Netherlands was brought in for the event.