Introducing Indian Art( Skill Based)

Paper Code: 
SHIS 501
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students -

  1. To enable the students to comprehend the rich cultural past, the distinct pattern of evolution and the legacy.
  2. Students will be able to understand the indian art,craft and sculpture.
  3. To acquaint the students with the development of Ancient, Medieval and Modern architecture.
  4. To deepen the knowledge about the development of painting in India

Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Course Title

SHIS 501

Introducing Indian Art

The students will be able to–

 

CO1- Get acquainted with the key terms in art appreciation including fine art, craft and folk art.

CO2-Demonstrate an understanding on the Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Modern Sculpture

CO3- Understand the development of Indian Architecture Including Hindu temples, Mosques and Mausoleums

CO4- Assess the growth and development of Colonial, Modern and Contemporary architecture

CO5- Get acquainted with the growth of paintings from earliest to modern times

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00

Understanding key terms in art appreciation: fine art, craft, art and folk art

 

12.00

Sculpture

Iconography: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist

Modern sculpture

 

12.00

Architecture

Temple architecture -- Nagara, Dravida and Vesara

Stupas and Pillars

Mosques and Mausoleums -- Qutb Complex; Humayun’s tomb; Jama Masjid; Taj Mahal

 

12.00

Colonial architecture

Modern and contemporary architecture

 

12.00

Mural painting – Ajanta

Cave painting- Bagh and Ellora

Mughal and Rajput- miniature styles

Raja Ravi Verma and the Bengal School

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended:

Recommended Readings:

  • Beach, M.C. The New Cambridge History of India: 3, Mughal and Rajput Painting. Delhi: CUP, 1992.
  • Dehejia, V. Looking Again At Indian Art. Delhi: Publication Division, Govt. of India, 2012.
  • Dhar, P.P.(ed.). Indian Art History Changing Perspectives. New Delhi: DK, 2011 (Chapters 1-4).
  • Goswamy, B.N. Essence of Indian Art. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1986.
  • Ketkar, Anil Rao Sandhya, The History of Indian Art, Jyotsna Prakashan, 2016.
  • Huntington, S.The Art of Ancient India: Hindu Buddhist, Jain. New York:Weather Hill,1985.
  • Mitter, P. Art and Nationalism in Colonial India 1850-1922: Occidental
  • Orientations.Cambridge: CUP, 1994. (Only Introduction)
  • Shrinivashan, K.R. Dakshin Bharat Ke Mandir. Delhi: National Book Trust, 2005.

 

References: 

E-Resources

Iconography: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist  and Modern sculpture

Temple architecture

Stupas

Pillars

Muslim Architecture

 

Colonial architecture

Modern and contemporary architecture

Mural painting – Ajanta

Cave painting- Bagh and Ellora

Mughal and Rajput- miniature styles

Raja Ravi Verma and the Bengal School, Modern and contemporary artists

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