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BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

Department of History of Art Faculty of Arts

B.A

Guidelines

Admission to B.A. Course (I Semester) in History of Art shall be open to candidates as per

university rules.

B.A. in History of Art is of 6 Semester Course.

A student is required to earn 60 credits to have a B.A. degree in History of Art.

There shall be following one course category offered to the students:

Core Course 08 of 3 credits =24 credits (I to IV Sem.)

Core Course 11 of 3 credits =33 credits (V & VI Sem.)

Core Course 01 of3 credits =03 credits (IV & VI Sem.)

(Field study/Dissertation)

Total =60 credits

Thus, the total number of courses will be 20

Keeping in view the spirit of the subject, the exposure to Cultural studies, Museums or any Field

Study Programme will be beneficial to the students. Therefore a course of Field Study &

Report/Dissertation is introduced, and the Dissertation will be submitted in the end of sixth

semester followed by viva voce.

As per need of the subject and the faculty more courses may be designed by the teachers of the

Department History of Art, which will then be approved by the local members of the Board of

Studies of History of Art Department.

The Board of Studies empowers the local members of the Board of Studies of History of Art to

update the syllabus as the need may be to keep the true spirit of the semester system, and the

need of the Department.

As per the guidelines of the Faculty, the local Board of Studies may change the number of credits

and add new papers to fulfill the required 60 credits.

All the Core courses proposed by the Department are as follows:

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BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

Department of History of Art Faculty of Arts

Semester Layout

B.A

(Six Semesters)

Courses Paper Code Paper Name Credit

Semester- I

Core Course BAI – 111 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Art 03

Core Course BAI – 112 An Introduction to Early Indian Art- Stone Age to Gupta Period 03

Semester- II

Core Course BAI – 121 Folk Art of India 03

Core Course BAI – 122 Indian Art & Architecture: Early Medieval Period(7th

-9th

c CE) 03

Semester- III

Core Course BAI – 211 Indian Iconography –BRAHAMANICAL 03

Core Course BAI – 212 Early Indian Painting up to Medieval Period (1500 C.E.) 03

Semester- IV

Core Course BAI – 221 Indian Iconography –BUDDHIST AND JAINA 03

Core Course BAI – 222 Art of West Asia- an introduction 03

Semester- V

Core Course BAI – 311 Art of South and Southeast Asia 03

Core Course BAI – 312 Classical Western Art- an introduction 03

Core Course BAI – 313 Indian Painting - Later Period (16th

-19th

c. C.E.) 03

Core Course BAI – 314 Indian Art & Architecture: Medieval Period (10th

-13th

c. C.E.) 03

Core Course BAI – 315 The Painted Scrolls of Folk Tradition 03

Core Course BAI – 316 Living Art and Culture of Varanasi 03

Semester- VI

Core Course BAI – 321 Art of Middle and Far-East Asia 03

Core Course BAI – 322 Indo-Islamic Architecture 03

Core Course BAI – 323 Art and Environment 03

Core Course BAI – 324 Heritage Management 03

Core Course BAI – 325 Landmarks of Indian Art 03

Core Course BAI – 326 Dissertation and Viva Voce 03

TOTAL CREDITS 60

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – I

BAI - 111 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ART

Unit-I

Definition of Art and Aesthetic

Comparative Approach to art

Unit-II

Elements of Art: Form, Line, Shape, Colour, Texture, Space, Value

Principles of Art: Balance, Harmony, Movement, Rhythm, Proportion

Unit-III

Classification of Art: Emotive and Applied

Unit-IV

Forms of Art: Painting, Sculpture and Architecture

Unit-V

Interpreting Art: Content, Style, Medium, Design

Unit-VI

Principles of Art Appreciation

Reading List:

Read, H Meaning of Art, London, 1930

Collingwood, R.G Principles of Art, London, 1938

Read, H Art and Society, London, 1936

Borev, Y Aesthetics, Moscow, 1985

Kumar Vimal Saundarya Shastra Ke Tattva, New Delhi, 1986

Gupta Shyamala Art, Beauty and Creativity, New Delhi, 1996

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – I

BAI - 112 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY INDIAN ART: STONE AGE TO

GUPTA PERIOD

Early Indian Art-Stone Age to Gupta Period

This paper aims to give a brief survey of architecture, sculpture and terracotta art up to Gupta

period.

Unit-I Sources, Historical and Cultural background.

Unit-II Stone Age Art-Painting, Engraving and Terracotta Art

A brief Survey of Prehistoric Rock Art paintings with special reference to

Bhimbetka.

Neolithic Art: Engravings (Burzhom)and terracottas art ( a brief survey).

Unit-III Indus Valley Civilization

Stone sculptures, seals, bronzes, terracotta.

Town-planning and Architecture

Unit-IV Mauryan Period

Architecture: caves and stupas.

Sculptures: Yakshi(Didarganj),Yaksha(Parkhamba),Male head from Sarnath.

Terracottas:subject and salient features.

Unit-V Sunga-Satavahan Period

Stupa:Bharhut,Sanchi,Amaravati

Caitya:Bhaja and Karle.

Unit-VI Kushana Period

Sculpture:Mathura and Gandhara school of Art.

Terracotta:subject and salient features.

Unit-VII Gupta Period

Architecture: A brief survey of evolution and feature of Gupta temple

Architecture (Sanchi,Bhitargaon,and Deogarh).

Sculpture: Sarnath style (a brief survey)

Terracotta : subject and salient features

Reading List:

Ghosh,A. An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology,

Volume one (subjects), New Delhi, 1989.

Gupta,J. Pragaitihask Bhartiya Chitrakala, Delhi, 1967.

Meister,M.W.

Dhaky,M.A. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture

Deva,K. (EITA), North India (Foundation of North Indian

style- c.250B.C. -A.D.1100),Delhi,1988.

Agrawal,P.K. Prachina Bhartiya Kala avam Vastu

Brown,Percy Indian Architecture(Buddhist and Hindu )

Coomarswamy,A. History of Indian and Indonesian art

Mishra,R.N. Bhartiya Murtikala ka Itihasa (Hindi)

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Ray,N.R. Mauryan and Post Mauryan Art

Huntington,S. The Art of Ancient India

Gupta,S.P. Roots of Indian Art

Rowlannd,B. The Art and Architecture of India

Agrawal,V.S. Studies in Indian Art

Bhartiya Kala (Hindi)

Rai,U.N. Bhartiya Kala

Basham,A.L. The Wonder that was India

Sivarammurti,C. Indian Sculptures

Rosenfield,J.M. Dynastic Art of Kushanas

Journals Relevant issues of Lalit Kala,JISOA,and Marg

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – II

BAI - 121 Folk Art of India

Unit- I

Meaning and Nature of Folk Art, Folk beliefs and traditions, Concept of Margi and Deshi

traditions

Unit- II

Terracotta- Nauranga (UP), Aiyyanar (Tamil Nadu), Molela (Rajasthan)

Unit- III-

Painting- Mithila (Bihar), Phad (Rajasthan), Pata painting (Bengal), Mata-ni-Pachedi (Gujarat),

Ritual Floor and Wall painting

Unit- IV

Embroidery- Kantha (W. Bengal), Phulkari (Punjab), Kachha embroidery

Unit- V

Basketry- Siki work of Bihar

Unit- VI

Mask- Devotional mask, Theatre mask

Reading List

Anand, M.R. Madhubani Painting, Publication Division Govt. of

India, 1982

Chattopadhyay, Kamala Devi Handicrafts of India, D. B. Taraporevala Sons,1969

Dehejia, Harsha V. Gods Beyond Temples, Motilal Banarasidass Delhi, 2006

Fisher, Nora Mud, Mirror and Thread

Folk Traditions of Ritual India, Mapin Publishing,

Ahmedabad, 1989

Huyler, Stephen P. Gifts of Earth, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts,

1996

Jain, Jyotindra Kalighat Painting- images from changing world,

Mapin Pub., 1999

Jain, Jyotindra Ganga Devi Tradition and Expression in Mithila Painting,

Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, 1997

Kramrisch, Stella Unknown India: Ritual Art in Tribe and Village, Philately

Museum of Art, 1968

Mookherjee, Ajitcoomar Ritual Art of India, Timeless Books, New Delhi, 1998

Mathur. Kamalesh (Hindi) Hasta Shilpa Kala ke Vividh Ayam

Srivastava, Kamal Shankar Art of Mithila, Book Faith India, Delhi, 1999

Skelton, Robert and Mark, Francis

(ed.)

Arts of Bengal- The Heritage of Bangladesh and Eastern

India, Trustees of the White Chapel Art Gallery, 1979

Williams, Joanna Kingdom of the Sun: Indian Court and Village Art from the

Princely State of Mewar, Asian Art Museum -2007

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – II

BAI - 122 INDIAN ART & ARCHITECTURE: EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD

(7th

-9th

c. CE)

(With reference to general features and specific landmarks at sites mentioned in reference to

Architecture and Sculpture)

UNIT- I : Sources

: General features of Early Medieval Art & Architecture. Historical and Cultural

Background

UNIT- II

North India – Kashmir(Martand) Gurjara-Pratihara-

(Kannauj,Osian),Orissa(early phases of

Bhubaneshvar).

UNIT- III

Central India-Kalachuri-main features

UNIT- IV

Deccan –Early Chaulukyas

Rashtrakuta (Ellora)

UNIT- V

South India –Pallava (Mahabalipuram)

UNIT- VI Pala(with reference to sculptures of Nalanda and Kurkihara(including

Bronzes )

Reading List:

Brown,P. : Indian Architecture(Buddhist and Hindu)

Deva,Krisna : Temples of Northern India

Kramrisch,Stella : Hindu Temples (2 vols.)

Coomarswamy,A.K. : History of Indian and Indonesian Art

Mishra,R.N. : Bhartiya Murtikala ka Itihasa

Huntington,S. : The Art of Ancient India

Tiwari,M.N.P. : Madhyakalina Bhartiya Murtikala

Giri,Kamal

Sivaramamurti,C. : South Indian Bronzes

Ganguly,O.C. : (i).Art of Rashtrakutas

(ii).Pallava Sculptures

Maity,S.K. : Masterpices of Pallava Art

Rowland,B. : Art and Architecture of India

Saraswati,S.K. : A Survey of Indian Sculptures

Srinivasana,K.R. : Temples of South India

Meister,M.W. : Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture -3 volumes

Dhaky,M.A.,&

Deva,Krishna

Rai,U.N. : Bhartiya Kala

Majumdar,R.C.&Pushalkar,A.D.(eds.) : The Age of Imperial Kannauj,Vol.IV

The Age of Imperial Unity,Vol.II

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – III

BAI - 211 INDIAN ICONOGRAPHY -BRAHAMANICAL

UNIT 1

Sources of Iconographic Studies – Literary (General and Iconographic Texts) and

Archaeological (monuments, museums, inscriptions and coins) Antiquity of Image

Worship

UNIT 2

Gestures and postures – Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jaina deities

UNIT 3

Vishnu and His Principal Avatara Forms – Varaha, Vamana-Trivikrama, Narasimha,

UNIT 4

Shiva and His Main Forms – Uma-Maheshvara, Kalyanasundara, Ravananugraha,

Andhakari, Yamantaka, Tripurantaka, Natesha

UNIT 5

Main Forms of Shakti – Mahishamardini, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Saptamatrikas

UNIT 6

Some other forms of Brahmanical deities – Surya, Brahma, Ganesha, Karttikeya,

Ashtadikpalas

Reading List:

Sivaramamurti, C. Geographical and Chronological factors in Indian

Iconography, Ancient India, Vol.6

Pandey, D.B. Hindu Deva Pratima Vijnana (Hindi)

Banerjea, J.N. Development of Hindu Iconography

Tiwari, M.N.P. & Madhyakalina Bharatiya Pratimalakshan (Hindi)

Kamal Giri

Gupte, R.S. Iconography: Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina Deities

Tiwari, S.P. Hindu Iconography

Rao Gopinath, T.A. Elements of Hindu Iconography (4 vols.)

Sahai, Bhagwant Iconography of Minor Hindu and

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – III

BAI - 212 EARLY INDIAN PAINTING UP TO MEDIEVAL PERIOD

(1500 C.E)

Unit- I

Prehistoric rock paintings

Unit- II

A brief survey of early literary references of wall painting

A brief introduction of Ajanta Wall paintings

Unit- III

Wall paintings of Ellora

Wall paintings of Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore

Wall paintings of Vishnu Temple, Madanpur

Unit- IV

A brief survey of Pala manuscript paintings

A brief survey of Western Indian Style paintings

Unit- V

Extension of Indian painting tradition to Sigiriya

Extension of Indian painting to Bamiyan

Reading List:

Gupta, Jagdish

Yazdani, G.

Ghosh, A.

Krishnadasa, Rai

Gray, Basil and D.Barrett

Sivaramamurti, C.

Chandra, Moti

Losty, J.P.

Pragaitihasika Bhartiya Chitrakala (Hindi)

Ajanta (4 Vols.)

Ajanta Murals

Bharat Ki Chitrakala (Hindi)

Painting of India

Indian Painting (also in Hindi)

South Indian Painting

Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India

Studies in Early Indian Painting

The Art of Book in India

Krishna, A (Ed.) Chhavi, I and II (Relevant articles)

Relevant numbers of Lalit Kala, Marg, Bulletin of the Prince

of Wales Museum of Western India. Kalanidhi, Rupam,

J.I.S.0.A.

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – IV

BAI - 221 INDIAN ICONOGRAPHY – BUDDHIST AND JAINA

Unit- 1

Evolution of Buddha Image – features and iconography, Dhyani Buddha

Unit- 2

Bodhisattva images – Maitreya, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara

Unit- 3

Buddhist Gods and Goddesses – Jambhala, Maitreya, Hariti, Tara, Prajnaparamita,

Parnashabari

Unit- 4

Evolution of Tirthankara images and general Characteristics with special reference to

Rishabhanatha, Neminatha, Parshvanatha, Mahavira

Unit- 5

Iconography of some Jaina Yakshis – Chakreshvari, Ambika, Padmavati

Gommateshvara Bahubali

Unit- 6

Composite Images- Some Forms of Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jaina: Ardhanarishvara,

Harihara, Hariharapitamaha Hariharahiranyagarbha, Harihara-suryabuddha, Hariharihari-

vahanodbhavamurti, Jaina Chaumukhi

Reading List:

Bhattacharya, B. Indian Buddhist Iconography

Bhattacharya, B.C. Jaina Iconography

Sahai, Bhagwant Iconography of Minor Hindu and

Buddhist Deities

Bhattacharya, D.C. Studies in Buddhist Iconography

Tiwari, M.N.P. Jain Pratimavijnana (Hindi)

Tiwari,M.N.P. & Madhyakalina Bharatiya Pratimalakshan (Hindi)

Kamal Giri

Gupte, R.S. Iconography: Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina Deities

Sharma, R C Buddhist Art of Mathura

Shah, U P Jaina Rupamandana

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – IV

BAI - 222 ART OF WEST ASIA- AN INTRODUCTION

UNIT- I: Egypt

An introduction to art and culture of Egypt and Mesopotamia

Architecture- Mastaba, Step- Pyramid, Pyramid

General Features of Temple- Temple at Edfu, Amon Temple at Karnak, Temple of Amun at

Luxor, Temple of Hatshepsut

UNIT- II

Sculpture- General features of Egyptian portraiture

Painting- Salient features of Egyptian painting

UNIT- III:

Mesopotamia Architecture- Ziggurat

Sculpture- Bronze and Inlaid sculpture

UNIT- IV:

Sculpture- (Sumer, Akkad, Ur, Babylonia, Assyria, Neo-Babylonia, Anatolia)

Reading List:

Lange, K., Hirmer M Egypt: architecture, sculpture, painting in three thousand years,

Phaidon Press, London, 1957

Reade, J. Mesopotamia, Harvard University Press, 1991

Oppenheim, A. Leo Ancient Mesopotamia, University of Chicago Press, 1977

Hall, N.R History of the Ancient Near East from the earliest times to the

Battle of Salamis, Methuen, 1916

Strommenger The Art of Mesopotamia, Thames and Hudson, 1964

Lloyd, Steton The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: theories and approaches,

Routledge, 2003

Tomory, E. Introduction to the History of Fine Arts in India and the West,

Bombay : Orient Longmans, 1968

David Piper An introduction to Painting and Sculpture: Understanding Art,

Portland House, 1986

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – V

BAI - 311 ART OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

Unit-I

Art of Afghanistan:

Pre Islamic Sculpture and Architecture (Extant Stupa and sculptures from Bamiyan, Hadda and

Begram)

Pre Islamic Painting (Bamiyan, Kakrak, and Fondukistan)

Unit-II

Art of Nepal

Making of Nepalese Art Style with reference to Sculpture and Painting

Indigenous Architecture of Nepal (Stupa and Pagodas)

Unit-III

Art of Sri Lanka

Characteristic features of the style

Art of Anuradhapur and painting of Sigiriya

Unit-IV

Art of Indonesia

General Introduction to art style of Indonesia with reference to Chandi Mendut and Borobudur

Unit-V

Art of Cambodia

General Introduction to art style of Khmer Empire with reference to Angkor Vat, Bayon

Unit-VI

Art of Burma and Thailand

A brief survey of art and culture of Burma with reference to Nat and Buddhist religion

A brief survey of art of Tailand with reference to Sukhodaya style

Reading List:

Rowland, B Ancient Art of Afghanistan, New York, 1966

Rowland, B Art along the Silk Roads: A Reappraisal of Central Asian Art, Geneva, 1963

Tarn, W.W The Greeks in Bactria and India, London, 1997

Pal, Pratapaditya The Art of Nepal, Los Angeles, 1985

Bangdel, L.S. The early Sculptures of Nepal, New Delhi, 1982

Wiesner,U. Nepalese temple Architecture, Leiden, 1978

Krishnadeva Images of Nepal, New Delhi, 1984

Coomaraswamy, A.K. History of Indian and Indonesian Art, New York, 1965

Paranavattana, S. Art and Architecture of Ceylon, Ceylon, 1954

Dhanapala, DB Buddhist paintings from shrines and temples in Ceylon, New York, 1964

Bodrogi, T. Art of Indonesia, Connecticut, 1972

Chatterjee, BR India and Java, Bull, 5.1933

Zimmer. H The Art of Indian Asia, Leiden, 1955

Frederic, L The Temples and Sculptures of Southeast Asia, London, 1965

Hall, DGE A History of Southeast Asia, London, 1955

Rawson. P The Art of Southeast Asia, London, 1993

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – V

BAI - 312 CLASSICAL WESTERN ART- AN INTRODUCTION

UNIT- I: Minoan Art

Architecture- Palace of Knossos

Sculpture and Pottery

Painting- Frescoes

UNIT- II

Greek Art

Architecture- Introduction of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian Orders

Temple of Parthenon (Doric),The Erectheum (Ionic)

UNIT- III Sculpture- Archaic Sculpture; Classical Sculpture, Hellenistic Sculpture

Vases- Geometric style, Red and Black figure Vases. White ground Lekythoi

UNIT- IV Brief introduction to Etruscan Architecture, Sculpture & Painting

UNIT- V: Roman Art Architecture- Different kinds of Arch and Vault

Religious- Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Temple of Sibyl

Secular- Pont du Gard, Colosseum, Pantheon, Basilica of Constantine, Arch of Titus and Arch

of Constantine

Domestic- Atrium and Insula

UNIT- VI Sculpture- Republican and Imperial Portraits

Painting- Roman (Illusionism) Painting on Walls (Pompeii)

Reading List:

Lange, K., Hirmer M Egypt: architecture, sculpture, painting in three thousand years,

Phaidon Press, London, 1957

Christensen, Erwin O. The History of Western Art, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated,

1969

Richter, G. A Handbook of Greek Art, Phaidon, 1974

Seltman, C. T. The Approach to Greek Art, Studio Publications, 1948

Barron, J. P. Greek Sculpture, Studio Vista: London, 1965

Gardner, H. Art Through the Ages, Harcourt, Brace and company, 1969

Strong, E. Art in Ancient Rome (2 Vols), Scribner, 1928

Pallotino, M. Etruscan Painting, Skira, 1952

Boardman, John Greek Sculpture – the Classical period, Thames and Hudson,

1995

Pedley, J.G Greek Art and Archaeology, Prentice Hall; 3rd edition, 2002

Tomory, E. Introduction to the History of Fine Arts in India and the West,

Bombay : Orient Longmans, 1968

Wheeler, R.E. Mortimer Roman Art and Architecture, Themes and Hudson, 1989

Martindale Gothic Art

David Piper An introduction to Painting and Sculpture: Understanding Art,

Portland House, 1986

Kamboj, B.P Prachin Europiya Kala (Hindi)

Singh, R. P Klasikal Yunani Murtikala (Hindi)

Bajpai, R Greek Evam Roman Kala (Hindi)

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – V

BAI - 313 INDIAN PAINTING - LATER PERIOD (16TH

-19TH

c. C.E)

Unit- I

A brief survey of Chaurapanchashika group of paintings

Unit- II

Origin of Mughal Painting

Mughal paintings under Akbar (A brief introduction)

Mughal paintings under Jahangir and Shah Jahan

Unit- III

Rajasthani Paintings : Early Period

Mewar style

Bundi style

Unit- IV

Rajasthani Paintings : Later Period

Kota style

Kishangarh style

Nathdwara style

Unit- V

Pahari Paintings

Basohli style

Guler- Kangra Style

Unit- VI

Company style of paintings

Kalighat style of paintings

Reading List :

Krishnadasa, Rai

Gray, Basil and D.Barrett

Sivaramamurti, C.

Chandra, Moti.

Chandra, Moti

Losty, J.P.

Bharat Ki Chitrakala (Hindi)

Painting of India

Indian Painting (also in Hindi)

South Indian Painting

Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India

Studies in Early Indian Painting

The Art of Book in India

Khandalavala, K. & Moti Chandra

Brown, Percy

Beach, M.C.

Dickson, E & Khandalavala, K.J.

Randhawa, M.S.

Krishna, A

Pinder Wilson, R.H.

Beach, Milo C.

New Documents on Indian Painting - A Reappraisal

Indian Painting under the Mughals

Rajput Painting at Bundi and Kota Kalighat Painting

Kishangarh Painting

Bashohli Painting

Malwa Painting

Painting from the Muslim Courts of India

The New Cambridge History of India, Vols. (Mughal and

Rajput Painting)

Archer, Mildred Company Drawings in the India Office Library

Agrawal, R.K. Early Indian Miniature Painting

Relevant numbers of Lalit Kala, Marg, Bulletin of the Prince

of Wales Museum of Western India. Kalanidhi, Rupam.

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – V

BAI - 314 INDIAN ART & ARCHITECTURE: MEDIEVAL PERIOD

(10th

-13th

c. CE)

(With reference to general features and specific landmarks at sites mentioned in reference to

Architecture and Sculpture)

UNIT- I : Sources- Literary and Archaeological

: Historical and Cultural Background

: General features of Medieval Art & Architecture.

UNIT- II

UNIT- II

North India- Kashmir(Avantipur)

Eastern India- Orissa-Bhubaneshwar(Lingaraj,Rajarani),Konark

UNIT- III

Central India- Khajuraho-Lakshmana,Parsvanath,Kandariya

Mahadeva

UNIT- IV

Western India-Solanki-Modhera,Vimal Vasahi(Mt.Abu).

UNIT- V

UNIT-VI

Karnataka -Halebid(Hoyalesvara),Belur

Chola (Thanjavure-Brihadesvara temple and Bronzes)

Reading List:

Deva,Krishna Temples of India(2vols.),New Delhi,1995

Temples of Khajuraho,New Delhi,1990

Temples of North India

Agrawal,P.K. Gupta Temple Architecture

Brown,Percy Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu)

Kramrisch, Stella Hindu Temples (2 vols.)

Meister,M.W.

Dhaky,M.A. EITA, Delhi, 1988

Deva,K. (Eds.)

Coomarswamy,A.K. History of Indian and Indonesian art

Huntington,S. The Art of Ancient India

Rai,U.N. Bhartiya Kala

Tiwari,M.N.P. Madhyakalina Bhartiya Murtikala

& Giri,Kamal

Asher,F.M. The Art of Eastern India (300 A.D.-800A.D.)

Maity,S.K. Masterpieces of Pallava Art

Pamanabh,K. Hoyasala Sculptures

Lobo,Wibke Sun Temples of Modhera

Singh,H. Jain Temples of Western India

Journals Relevant issues of Lalita Kala,JISOA,Marg

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B.A. History of Art

Semester - V

BAI - 315 THE PAINTED SCROLLS OF FOLK TRADITION

Unit- I

Sources of the Painted Legends:

Mythology, Beliefs, Popular stories, Folklore,

Contemporary events

Unit- II

The Phad Paintings of Rajasthan:

The Scroll structure, The Scroll as a Shrine, The Scroll in Performance, The Scroll as an Artifact

Unit- III

The Painted Scrolls of the Garoda Picture Showmen of Gujarat:

Narration, Scroll as a mobile Shrine, Thematic depiction of Registers, Sources, Painting style

Unit- IV

The Painted Scrolls of Bengal:

Gazi pata, Krishna pata, Indira pata, Go-palan pata, Yama pata, Behula and Savitri katha pata

(Satis)

Unit- V

Pata painting of Orissa

Reading List:

Dehejia, Harsha V. Gods Beyond Temples, Motilal Banarasidass

Delhi, 2006

Fisher, Nora Mud, Mirror and Thread Folk Traditions of

Ritual India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.

Ahmadabad, 1989

Jain, Jyotindra Picture Showmen Insights into the Narrative

Tradition in Indian art, Marg Publications, 1998

Kramrisch, Stella Unknown India: Ritual Art in Tribe and Village,

Philately Museum of Art, 1968

Mookherjee, Ajitcoomar Ritual Art of India, Timeless Books, New Delhi,

1998

Mookherjee, Ajitcoomar Folk Art of Bengal, University of Calcutta, 1946

Skelton, Robert and Mark, Francis (ed.) Arts of Bengal- The Heritage of Bangladesh and

Eastern India, Trustees of the Whitechapel Art

Gallery, 1979

Williams, Joanna Kingdom of the Sun: Indian Court and Village

Art from the Princely State of Mewar, Asian Art

Museum, 2007

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B.A. History of Art

Semester - V BAI - 316 LIVING ART AND CULTURE OF VARANASI

Unit- I

History and tradition of Varanasi

Unit- II

Buddhism and Buddhist art in Varanasi

Jainism and Jaina art in Varanasi

Unit- III

Pilgrimage (Yatra): Panchakroshi and Sarnath

Unit- IV

Fairs and Festivals of Varanasi:

Makara Sankranti, Holi, Navaratra, Shivaratri, Rathayatra, Ramalila ((Ramnagar), Bharat Milapa

of Nati Imali, Nakkataiya of Chetganj and Naga Nathaiya, Gazi Miyan ka Mela

Unit- V

Holy river Ganga, its ghats and their cultural importance

Unit-VI

Potential of tourism in Varanasi: Deva Dipavali, Ganga Mahotsava, Buddha Mahotsava, Gulaba

Bari, Ganga Arti, Bharat Kala Bhavan

Reading List:

Diana L. Eck : BANARAS – City of Light

Hari Shankar : dk”kh ds ?kkV & dykRed ,oa lkaLd`frd

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T. P. Verma (ed.) : Varanasi Through the Ages

Kamal Giri, M.N.P. Tiwari & : dk”kh ds eafnj ,oa ewfrZ;k¡

Vijay Pratap

O.P. Kejariwal (ed.) : dk”kh & uxjh ,d :Ik vusd

George Michell and : Banaras – The City Revealed

Rana P.B. Singh

çKk ¼dk”kh fgUnw fo”ofo|ky;½ dk dk”kh xkSjo fo”ks’kkad 2007 - 08

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – VI

BAI - 321 ART OF MIDDLE AND FAR-EAST ASIA

Unit-I

A Brief Survey of Achaemenid Art of Persia (ca. 550–330 BCE, International style) Stone

Reliefs, Metalwork, and Cylindrical Seals

Unit-II

A Brief Survey of Sassanian Art of Iran (224-633CE), Architecture, Stone Sculptures and

Reliefs, and Metal works

Unit-III: Art of Central Asia:

Scythian Art art and Nomadic Art

Unit-IV: Art of Central Asia:

The Silk Route:

Buddhist Art of Miran, Kizil and Khotan

Unit-V

A brief Survey of Chinese Buddhist Art: Tang and Ming period

Unit-VI

AN introduction to Characteristic features of Korean and Japanese Buddhist Art

Nara and Kamakura period

Reading List:

Bussagli, M Paintings of Central Asia, Geneva, 1963

Rowland, B The Wall Paintings of India, Central Asia and Ceylon, Boston, 1938

Belenitsky, A Central Asia, London, 1969

Talbot Rice, T Ancient Art of Central Asia, London, 1965

Bhattacharya. C Art of Central Asia, New Delhi, 1969

Lee, Sherman A History of Far Eastern Art, Prentice Hall, 2003

Burling, J Chinese Art, New York, 1953

Binyon, L Painting in the Far-East, London, 2006

Myers, B.S Encyclopedia of Painting, New York, 1970

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – VI

BAI – 322 INDO-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Unit-I

Concept of Indo-Islamic Architecture

Major Architectural Forms

Unit-II

Delhi Imperial Style: Salient Features (Slave, Tughlaq and Lodhi)

Influence on Provincial architecture

Unit-III

Provincial Indo-Islamic Architecture: Salient features

Jaunpur, Bengal (Pandua), Mandu, Ahmedabad, Bijapur

Unit-IV

Mughal Architecture: fusion of Indo-Persian elements

Brief Survey of Evolution of architecture with reference to Humayun Tomb, Fatehpur Sikari,

Sikandara and Tajmahal

Unit-V

Concept of Garden and Landscaping in Mughal Architecture

Reading List:

Brown, Percy Indian Architecture (Islamic Period), Bombay, 1975

Grover, Satish The Architecture of India (Islamic), New Delhi, 1996

Dasai, ZA Mosques of India, New Delhi

Asher, CB Architecture of Mughal India, New Delhi, 2005

Tadgell, C The History of Architecture in India, London, 1990

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – VI

BAI - 323 ART AND ENVIRONMENT

Unit- I

Environment

Definition and Constituents of Environment

Natural Environment and Socio-cultural Environment

Unit- II

Environment as Represented in Art

Natural Environment

Socio-cultural Environment

Unit- III

Artist Approach towards Environment

Traditional Art

Modern Art

Unit- IV

Role of Art in Preservation of Environment

Natural Environment

Socio-cultural Environment

Unit- V

Influence of Environment on Art

Physical

Psychological

Reading List:

Grande, John Balance: Art and Nature. London: 1994

Sonfist, Alan Nature: The End of Art. Florence, Italy: 2004

Lisle March P, Art and environment, H. Holt and Co., 1914

Carlson,Allen Aesthetic and Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art and

Architecture: Routlege, 2000

Coomaraswamy Transformation of Nature in Art, New York, 1956

Kahn, PH The Human Relationship with Nature, Development and Culture, England,

1999

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B.A. History of Art

Semester – VI

BAI – 324 HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

(The aim of this paper is to acquaint students with Heritage and its management with reference to

India)

Unit- I

Definition of Heritage, importance and types:

Natural Heritage

Man made

Unit- II

World Heritage and other natural sites in India (selected sites in brief):

National Parks; Kaziranga, Sundarban, Keoladeo,

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers

Ganga, Himalaya and Puri beach

Unit- III

World Heritage and other man made sites in India (selected sites in brief):

Bhimbetka, Ajanta, Elephanta and Ellora Caves, Great Stupa at Sanchi, Mahabalipuram,

Khajuraho, Konark, Brihadishavara Temple at Tanjore, Humayun’s Tomb, Fatehpur Sikri, Red

Fort at Delhi, Taj Mahal, Saranath and Ghats of Varanasi

Uint- IV

Living heritage in brief (important dance and music forms, important traditional arts and crafts

and artists and craftsmen, important living heritage of Varanasi)

Unit- V

Documentation, restoration, conservation and relevance of heritage

Reading List:

Manoj Dixit : Tourism Product, Royal Publishers, Lucknow

G. Mitchell : Monuments of India, (Volume - I, II)

S. Hutington : The Art of Ancient India

Peter Howard : Heritage: Management, Interpretation And Identity

Henry Cleere : Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World

Marion Blockley : Heritage Interpretation Rout ledge

S.K. Gupta : Heritage Tourism Management Problem and Prospective

Dallen J. Timothy : Heritage Tourism

Stephen W. Boyd

Marco Cattaneo : The World Heritage Sites of UNESCO Ancient Civilizations

Jasmine Trifoni

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B.A. History of Art

Semester - VI

BAI - 325 LANDMARKS OF INDIAN ART

1. Sculpture:

Indus Valley (Priest, Harappa Torso and Bronze Dancing Girl) ; Ashokan Pillars

(Rampurva and Saranath); Shunga (Sanchi), Kushan (Mathura and Gandhara); Gupta

(Mathura and Saranath)

2. Architecture

Indus city Planning, Stupa (Sanchi), Temple Architecture- Dashavatara Temple of

Deogarh, Kailash Temple (Ellora, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Khajuraho), Lingaraj

Temple (Bhubaneshwar)

3. Painting

Ajanta (Mahayana), General Characteristics of Mughal School (Akbar and Jahangir),

Rajasthani (Mewar, Kishangarh) and Pahari (Guler-Kangara)

Reading List

Agrawala, V.S. Indian Art (also in Hindi)

Brown, Percy Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu) D. B.

Taraporevala, 1968

Barrett D. and Gray, B. Painting of India, Skira; [distributed in the U.S.

by World Pub. Co., Cleveland, 1963

Bajpai, K. D. Prachina Bharatiya Vastukala

Coomarswamy, A.K. History of Indian and Indonesian Art,

Edward Goldston, 1927

Gupta, P. L. Bharatiya Vastukala (Hindi)

Harle, J. C. The Art and Architecture of Indian Subcontinent,

Penguin Books, 1986

Huntington, S. The Art of Ancient India

Motichandra Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India,

Sarabhai Manilal Nawab ; 1, 1949

Mathur, N.L. Sculpture in India, N.L. Mathur, 1988

Mishra, R.N. Bharatiya Murtikala Ka Itihas (Hindi)

Rai Krishnadas Bharat Ki Chitrakala (Hindi)

Rowland, B. Art and Architecture of India, Penguin Books,

1967

Sivaramamurti, C. Indian Painting

Tiwari, M.N.P and Giri, Kamal Madhyakalina Bharatiya Murtikala

Yazdani, G. Ajanta (Volumes 4)

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B.A. History of Art Semester VI

BAI - 326 DISSERTATION AND VIVA VOCE

Students will be given topics of Dissertation by their respective supervisors and will be evaluated

by the Supervisors only. At the end of the Semester Viva-voce will be conducted in the

department by the internal members

Marks Allotted:

Dissertation: 60 marks

Viva-voce: 40 marks