Famous Paintings through the Ages (simplified Chinese: 历代名画记; traditional Chinese: 歷代名畫記; pinyin: Lìdài Mínghuàjì) is book on classical Chinese paintings written by Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang dynasty. It's considered the first comprehensive history of paintings in China. Many later historical and literary works such as Taiping Guangji, Taiping Yulan, and History of Painting (画史) by Mi Fu drew extensively from this book for painting related content during the Tang and earlier centuries. Source: Wikipedia (en)