For the first time in its long history , the Academy of the Art of Drawing in Florence can recognize the work of a Chinese artist , donated to the museum by the National Art Museum of China . The sculpture by Chinese artist ji Weishan features ji Da Vinci and Qi Bashi ( 1864 - 1937 ) , the celebrated watercolorist , in dialogue . Wu said that although Da Vinci and Qi Bashi existed hundreds of years apart , they have both made significant contributions to civilisation , and the two artists could have a conversation that " transcends time and space " .
For the first time in its 450-year history, the Academy of the Art of Drawing in Florence will exhibit the work of a Chinese artist, donated to the museum by the National Art Museum of China. The sculpture by Chinese artist Wu Weishan features Leonardo Da Vinci and Qi Bashi (1864-1957), the celebrated watercolorist, in dialogue. Wu said that although Da Vinci and Qi Bashi existed hundreds of years apart, they have both made significant contributions to civilisation, and the two artists could have a conversation that "transcends time and space".