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HISTORY OF INDIAN ART (MEDIEVAL) (Theory) [1]

Paper Code: 
25CVAS401
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to gain knowledge to locate, interpret and analyze the art works of the Indian miniature paintings, its schools and cave paintings along with techniques, style and medium chronologically through historical, cultural, regional perspective.

 
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CVAS401

History of Indian Art (Medieval)

(Theory)

 

CO69: Formulate an in -depth   understanding of Badami, Sittanvasal, Sigiriya cave art.

 

CO70: Evaluate the religious and cultural significance, technique, characteristics of the pala and jain school of painting.

 

CO71: Build knowledge of various art styles, characteristics, subject-matter and procedure of Mughal miniature paintings. 

 

CO72: Develop Understanding to assess the major periods,artists, methods, theories, styles,and themes in their historical and cultural settings in Rajasthani miniature paintings. 

 

CO73: Construct comprehension to evaluate the art and artists of Pahari miniature school with respect to themes, techniques, historical and cultural perception.

 

CO74: Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

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

Continuous Assessment Test, Semester end examination,

Quiz, Solving Problems in Tutorials,

Assignments,

Presentation,

Individual and Group Projects.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Cave Paintings

Badami, Sittanvasal, Sigiriya

 
9.00
Unit II: 
Indian miniature paintings

Introduction and development of Indian miniature paintings: Pala School and Jain School of painting (Subject matter and characteristics)

 

 
9.00
Unit III: 
Mughal School

Development of Mughal Art during the reign of Akbar to Aurangzeb (Subject matter and characteristics)

 
9.00
Unit IV: 
Rajasthani School

Mewar-Udaipur; Marwar-Kishangarh, Bikaner; Hadoti-Kota, Bundi;

Dhundar- Jaipur (Subject matter and characteristics)

 
9.00
Unit V: 
Pahari School

Origin and development- Basohli, Kangra, Guler (Subject matter and characteristics)

Essential Readings: 
  1. Craven, Roy C, Indian Art: A Concise History, New York: Oxford University Press, 1976
  2. Mitter, Partha, Indian art, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001
  3. B.N. Goswamy, Karan Singh, Pahari Paintings of the Nala-Damayanti Theme, Publications Division, Ministry of  Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1995
  4. Rogers, J. M, Mughal miniatures, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993
 
References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. Huntington, The Art of Ancient India, New York : Weather Hill, 1993
  2. Sharma, A Brief History of Indian Painting, Meerut : Goyal Publishing House
  3. Bazin, Germain, A Concise History Of Art, Thames and Hudson, 1958
  4. JOA - Journal of Arts
  5. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts
  6. Atishay Kalit- A Bilingual Research Journal of Fine Arts, Culture and Humanities
  7. Kala: The Journal of Indian Art History Congress

E-Resources:

  1. https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00crav [2]
  2. https://artincontext.org/indian-art/ [3]
  3. https://archive.org/details/indianart0000mitt_q4s4 [4]
  4. https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Arab%20Painting/ [5]
  5. https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Basohli%20painting/ [6]
  6. https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Imperial%20mughal%20painting/ [7]
  7. https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Indian%20painting%20the%20scene%2C%20theme%20and%20legends/ [8]
  8. https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Jain%20miniature%20paintings%20from%20Western%20India/ [9]
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp9qPXys2Bg [10]
 
Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [11]

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Links:
[1] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/history-indian-art-medieval-theory-22
[2] https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00crav
[3] https://artincontext.org/indian-art/
[4] https://archive.org/details/indianart0000mitt_q4s4
[5] https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Arab%20Painting/
[6] https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Basohli%20painting/
[7] https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Imperial%20mughal%20painting/
[8] https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Indian%20painting%20the%20scene%2C%20theme%20and%20legends/
[9] https://archive.org/details/pahari-miniature-painting/Jain%20miniature%20paintings%20from%20Western%20India/
[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp9qPXys2Bg
[11] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026