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Introducing Indian Art (Skill)
Course Objectives:
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Indian art. It begins by contextualizing the rich cultural heritage and evolutionary patterns of Indian art. Through detailed examination of representative examples, students will develop familiarity with various art forms and enhance their skills. The course also encourages students to critically appraise and appreciate Indian art from ancient to contemporary times, covering topics such as sculpture, architecture, and painting.
Course Outcomes (CO)
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24SHIS 501 |
Introducing Indian Art |
CO1- Examine the key terms in art appreciation including fine art, craft and folk art. CO2- Compare and contrast the charactertics of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Modern Sculpture CO3- Explain the evolution of Indian Architecture including Hindu temples, Mosques and Mausoleums CO4- Assess the growth and development of Colonial, Modern and Contemporary architecture CO5- Analyze the growth of paintings from earliest to modern times CO6- Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
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 |
Understanding key terms in art appreciation: fine art, craft, art and folk art
Iconography: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist
Modern sculpture
Temple architecture -- Nagara, Dravida and Vesara
Stupas and Pillars
Mosques and Mausoleums -- Qutb Complex; Humayun’s tomb; Jama Masjid; Taj Mahal
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
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.
E-Resources
Iconography: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Modern sculpture
- https://www.scribd.com/document/491092403/The-Art-and-Architecture-of-India-Buddhist-Hindu-Jain-PDFDrive-pdf#
- https://www.jainfoundation.in/JAINLIBRARY/books/iconography_of_hindus_buddhists_and_jains_011008_std.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20150/1/Unit-26.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/67725/1/Unit-15.pdf
Temple architecture
- https://abhijeetgautam.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/8-temple-architecture.pdf
- http://anucde.info/Cultural%20Heritage%20Tourism%20of%20India.pdf
Stupas
- https://www.lkouniv.ac.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/202004201518298907anitya_gaurav_aih_origin_and_development_of_stupa.pdf
- https://api.repository.cam.ac.uk/server/api/core/bitstreams/a251761b-aaac-40a9-9d52-10f39a3c35ab/content
Pillars
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20150/1/Unit-26.pdf
- https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/18060.pdf
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/924b5090-0b5f-4bb3-9486-9b8c0c708e92/1000348.pdf
Muslim Architecture
- http://pjh.wum.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/download/21/23
- https://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/pdf/resources/1585793947_BA(P)-VI-GE-Lowry-Humayuns-Tomb.pdf
- https://www.scribd.com/presentation/425441144/jama-masjid-Case-Study
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/60131/1/Unit-6%20Describing%20a%20monument%20The%20Taj%20Mahal.pdf
- http://anucde.info/Cultural%20Heritage%20Tourism%20of%20India.pdf
Colonial architecture
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/79231/1/UNIT%2014.pdf
- http://anucde.info/Cultural%20Heritage%20Tourism%20of%20India.pdf
Modern and contemporary architecture
- https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/28741/1/Unit-4.pdf
- https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/16894/1/Unit-15.pdf
Mural painting – Ajanta
- https://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/bot/pdf/bot_10_0...
- https://govtgirlsekbalpur.com/Study_Materials/History/AJANTA_CAVE_PAINTINGS.pdf
- https://opjsrgh.in/Content/Worksheet/PRACTICE-WS/2021-2022/day106/11-PAINTING%20.pdf
Cave painting- Bagh and Ellora
- http://ignca.nic.in/Asi_data/27286.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/22999/1/Unit-22.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/47334/1/OVA-003-Block-1.pdf
Mughal and Rajput- miniature styles
- https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lefa103.pdf
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Art/A_World_Perspective_of_Art_History%3A_1400CE_to_the_21st_Century_(Gustlin_and_Gustlin)/02%3A_The_Growth_of_European_Incursion_(1600_CE__1700_CE)/2.04%3A_Mughal_and_Rajput_(1530__Late_18th_century)
- http://projects.mcah.columbia.edu/indianart/pdf/mughal_miniature_okada.pdf
Raja Ravi Verma and the Bengal School, Modern and contemporary artists
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/47331/1/Unit-3.pdf
- http://projects.mcah.columbia.edu/indianart/pdf/art_nationalism_mitter.pdf
- https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lefa106.pdf
