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It was not until the end of the Italian Renaissance that the first modern account of the 'history of art' recognisable as such appeared, although the personal reminisces of artists such as Lorenzo Ghiberti had long been in circulation. This was the ''Lives of the most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects'' by Giorgio Vasari , a biographical account of individual Italian artists which saw the story of art as being one of continual progress, its apogee being Vasari's contemporary and friend Michelangelo . Considered 'the father of art history', Vasari's ideas largely held sway until the 18th Century . At that time scholars such as Johann Joachim Winckelmann criticised his focus on personalities, arguing that emphasis should be put on the meaning of art to the beholder and not to the artist. Winckelmann's writings were also early works of Art Criticism , criticising the excesses of the Baroque and Rococo and instrumental in bringing about the change of taste in favour of sober Neoclassicism . From Winckelmann onwards until the early 20th century, the field of art history was dominated by academics from the German-speaking world. SEE ALSO
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