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FINE ARTS (320)

(Painting, Sculpture,

Graphics, and

Commerical Arts)

Syllabus

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Note:
There will be one Question Paper which will have 25 questions.

All questions will be compulsory.

FINE ARTS (320)


PAINTING
Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan Schools of miniature painting

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art

Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting (16 th Century
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A.D to 19 Century A.D.)

Introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal,


Central India, Deccan, and Pahari.
(A) The Rajasthani Schools
 Origin and development of the following schools in brief:
Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur, and the main features of the Rajasthani
schools.
2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings:

Title / Set / Painter School

 A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar


 One Court scene Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II
 One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi
 One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah
Maharaja
 Radha (Bani-Thani) by Nihal Chand Kishangarh
 Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara

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(B) The Pahari Schools:
 Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main
features of the Pahari schools

 Study of the following Pahari Paintings:


Title / Set / Painter School
 One Folio of Ramayana Basohli
(Sangri – Early Phase)
One Folio of Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku Guler
 One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Kangra Folio by Nain
Sukh
 One painting from Nayaka Nayika Guler or Kangra or
Baramasa or Ragamala
 Krishna with Gopis Basohli
 Nand, Yashoda, and Krishna with Kinsmen Kangra
Going to Vrindavana

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16 th Century A.D. to 19th
Century A.D.)
1. The Mughal School

 Origin and development of the Mughal School in brief and main features of the Mughal
School

 Study of the following Mughal Paintings:


Title Painter School

 A Folio from Akbar Namah Basawan Akbar

 Baber Crossing the river Sone Jagannath Akbar

 Jahangir holding the picture Abul Hassan Jahangir

 Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir

 Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan Shajahan

 Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial


Dara Shikoh Mughal (Oudh)

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2. The Deccani School
 Origin and development of the Deccani School and Main features of the Deccan School.

 Study of the following Deccani Paintings:


a. Ibrahim AdilShah II of Bijapur Bijapur
b. Raga Hindola Ahmednagar
c. Ragini Pat-hamsika Ahmednagar
d. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Hyderabad
Amir Khusro
e. Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) Golconda

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

 New Era in Indian art-an introduction

 Study of the following paintings:


(i) Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean Raja Ravi Verma
(ii) Journey’s End Rabindranath Tagore
(iii) Parthasarathy Nandlal Bose
(ii) Ghalib’s Poetry Painting isbased on M.A.R. Chughtai
(iii) Select a cubistic painting Gaganendranath Tagore
(iv) Mother and child Jamini Roy
(v) Female Face Rabindranath Tagore
(vi) Hill Women Amrita Sher Gill
 National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and colours.
 Contribution of Indian Artists in the Struggle for National Freedom Movement
 Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose.

Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction

S.No Painting Artist/Painter


i. Mother Teresa M.F. Hussain

ii. Birth of Poetry K.K. Hebbar

iii. Gossip N.S. Bendre

iv. Tantric Painting G.R. Santosh

v. Words and images K.C.S. Pannikar

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vi. Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean Raja Ravi Varma

vii. Mother and child Jamini Roy

viii. Haldi Grinders Amrita Sher Gil

ix. Mother Teresa M.F. Husain

x. The Vulture Kamlesh Dutt Pande

Sculpture
Study of the following sculptures:
(i) Triumph of Labour D. P. Roychowdhury
(ii) Santhal Family Ramkinker Vaij
(iii) Standing Woman Dhanraj Bhagat
(iv) Cries Unheard Amar, Nath Sehgal
(v) Ganesha Figure P.V.Jankiram
(vi) Dhanpal Sankho Chaudhuri
(vii) Chatturmukhi Aekka Yada Giri Rao

Graphic-Prints
(i) Whirlpool Krishna Reddy
(ii) Children Somnath Hore
(iii) Devi Jyoti Bhatt
(iv) Of walls Anupam Sud
(v) Man, Woman and Tree K. Laxma Goud

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