Leda and the Swan by Tintoretto is among the Highlights of the show.

Eighty-two masterpieces from the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy, have been touring Chinese cities since March 2010.

The last stop is Beijing. The travel exhibition The Genres of Painting: Landscape, Still Life and Portrait Paintings will run from March 12 - June 5, at the Cafa Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts.

The exhibits, arranged in chronological order, from the late 15th to the second half of the 20th century, display not only the works of Florentine artists, like Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), but masterpieces by artists from other parts of Italy, like Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) and Titian Tiziano Vecellio (1490-1576), as well as classical works from leading artists in German, France and the Netherlands, according to Uffizi Gallery director and exhibition curator Antonio Natali.

Among the well-known pieces on display are Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli, Venus, Cupid with a Partridge by Titian, and Leda and the Swan by Tintoretto.

Another highlight is Tiziano Vecellio's Venus, Jupiter, Dog and Partridge, created in 1550.

"All these paintings are invaluable. We have brought the best paintings to China. They are like poems, painted poems," Natali says.

Dubbed "The Treasure House of the Renaissance", the Uffizi Gallery of Florence is a must-see destination for art aficionados from around the world.

It is synonymous with the Medici dynasty, which ruled over Florence for over three centuries and created its art legacy.

Built in 1581, the gallery was initially used as a base for the Medici family whose creative passion turned it into a treasure trove of artworks.

It owns an extensive collection of 4,500 canvases and sculptures, including masterpieces created by Michelangelo, Boticelli, Raphael and Vecellio.

The collection was only allowed to travel thanks to a large conservation project going on at the gallery, giving lovers of Italian art in China a rare opportunity, Natali says.

The exhibition will "promote Italian heritage in China, a noble country rich in traditions that has always been fascinated and intrigued by Western art and culture", he says.