WorksofRenaissancemasters,ancientChineseartistsdisplayedinShanghai_GuangmingOnlineSHANGHAI,Dec.14(Xinhua)--Time-honoredpaintingsbyrenownedItalianandChinesemasters,suchasLeonardodaVinciandTangYin,arebeingdisplayedatanexhibitionheldintheShanghaiMuseum,illustratingculturalexchangesbetweentheEastandtheWest.Themed"WhoisLeonardodaVinci?--DialoguebetweenRenaissanceandChinesePainting,"theexhibitionfeaturesacollectionof18ItalianRenaissancepaintings,includingover10worksbydaVinci,alongside18Chinesepaintingsfromthecorrespondinghistoricalperiod."TheLadywithDisheveledHair"bydaVincistandsasthemostcaptivatinghighlightoftheexhibition.ThisartworkisgrantedpermissiontoleaveItalyonlyonceeveryfiveyears.AstandoutpieceamongtheChinesepaintingsis"LadywithFaninAutumnBreeze"byTangYin,adistinguishedmasterfromtheMingDynasty(1368-1644)whoiswidelyrecognizedasTangBohu,ahouseholdnameinChina.FrancescoD'Arelli,oneofthecuratorsanddirectoroftheItalianCulturalInstituteinShanghai,saidthatexpertsfrombothsidescreated"atruedialogueandexchange"andpresenteditthrough"averyexcitingcontemporaryexhibitiondesign."LingLizhong,directorofthePaintingandCalligraphyResearchDepartmentattheShanghaiMuseum,explainedthattheconceptofa"dialogue"servestofacilitateanunderstandingoftheculturalcommonalitiesanddifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWest."Fromtheperspectiveofworldarthistory,the15thcenturyinItalyandChinarepresentsthemostbrilliantchapterofEasternandWesterncivilizations,"Lingsaid.JointlyorganizedbytheShanghaiMuseumandtheInstituteoftheItalianEncyclopaediaTreccani,theexhibitionreceivednearly8,000visitorsonitsopeningdayonDec.10.ItwillrununtilApril2024.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.