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Introducing Indian Art( Skill Based)
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students -
- To enable the students to comprehend the rich cultural past, the distinct pattern of evolution and the legacy.
- Students will be able to understand the indian art,craft and sculpture.
- To acquaint the students with the development of Ancient, Medieval and Modern architecture.
- To deepen the knowledge about the development of painting in India
Course Outcomes (CO)
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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 |
Understanding key terms in art appreciation: fine art, craft, art and folk art
Sculpture
Iconography: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist
Modern sculpture
Architecture
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
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.
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
