FINE ARTS (320)

(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, and Commercial Arts)

Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

The Rajasthani Schools of Miniature Painting (16th Century A.D to 19th Century A.D.)

  • Introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, Central India, Deccan, and Pahari.

The Rajasthani Schools

  1. Origin and development of the following schools in brief:
    • Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur.
    • The main features of the Rajasthani schools.
  2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings:
    • A Folio from Ramayana (Sahibdin, Mewar)
    • One Court Scene or Hunting Scene or Festival Scene (Jagat Singh II, Mewar)
    • One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya (Bundi)
    • One Hunting Scene in a Forest (Kotah, with Kotah Maharaja)
    • Radha (Bani-Thani) (Nihal Chand, Kishangarh)
    • Pabuji Ki Phad (Folk Scroll Painting) (Bhilwara)

The Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

  1. Origin and development of the following schools in brief:
    • Basohli, Guler, and Kangra.
    • Main features of the Pahari schools.
  2. Study of the following Pahari Paintings:
    • 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 (Nain Sukh)
    • One Painting from Nayaka Nayika (Guler or Kangra)
    • Baramasa or Ragamala
    • Krishna with Gopis (Basohli)
    • Nand, Yashoda, and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana (Kangra)

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of Miniature Painting (16th Century A.D to 19th Century A.D.)

The Mughal School

  1. Origin and development of the Mughal school in brief.
  2. Study of the following Mughal Paintings:
    • A Folio from Akbar Namah (Basawan, Akbar)
    • Babar 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, Shah Jahan)
    • Marriage Procession of Haji Madni (Provincial, Dara Shikoh, Mughal – Oudh)

The Deccani School

  1. Origin and development of the Deccani school.
  2. Study of the following Deccani Paintings:
    • Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (Bijapur)
    • Raga Hindola (Ahmednagar)
    • Ragini Pat-hamsika (Ahmednagar)
    • Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro (Hyderabad)
    • Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) (Golconda)

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

  1. New Era in Indian Art – Introduction
  2. Study of the following Paintings:
    • Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean (Raja Ravi Verma)
    • Journey’s End (Abanindranath Tagore)
    • Parthasarthi (Nandlal Bose)
    • Ghalib’s Poetry Painting (based on M.A.R. Chughtai)
    • Cubistic Painting (Gaganendranath Tagore)
    • Mother and Child (Jamini Roy)
    • Female Face (Rabindranath Tagore)
    • Hill Women (Amrita Sher-Gill)
    • Shiv and Sati (Nandlal Bose)
    • Rasa-Lila (Kshitindranath Majumdar)
    • Radhika (M.A.R. Chughtai)
    • Meghdoot (Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya)
  3. National Flag and the Symbolic Significance of its forms and colors.
  4. 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

  1. Introduction
  2. Study of the following Paintings:
    • Mother Teresa (M.F. Hussain)
    • Birth of Poetry (K.K. Hebbar)
    • Gossip (N.S. Bendre)
    • Tantric Painting (G.R. Santosh)
    • Words and Images (K.C.S. Pannikar)
    • Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean (Raja Ravi Varma)
    • Mother and Child (Jamini Roy)
    • Haldi Grinders (Amrita Sher-Gill)
    • Mother Teresa (M.F. Hussain)
    • The Vulture (Kamlesh Dutt Pande)

Sculpture

  • Study of the following Sculptures:
    • Triumph of Labour (D. P. Roychowdhury)
    • Santhal Family (Ramkinker Vaij)
    • Standing Woman (Dhanraj Bhagat)
    • Cries Unheard (Amar Nath Sehgal)
    • Ganesha Figure (P.V. Jankiram)
    • Dhanpal (Sankho Chaudhuri)
    • Chatturmukhi (Aekka Yada Giri Rao)

Graphics-Prints

  • Study of the following Graphic Prints:
    • Whirlpool (Krishna Reddy)
    • Children (Somnath Hore)
    • Devi (Jyoti Bhatt)
    • Of Walls (Anupam Sud)
    • Man, Woman, and Tree (K. Laxma Goud)

 

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