Curriculum And Syllabus For Classes XI & XII

 Fine Arts

CLASS XI

One Paper

 2 Hours

 40 Marks

THEORY PAPER

(A)

 Indian Art

 20 Marks

  1. Gupta Art (4th to 6th Centuries A.D. )
(Ref. Aianta, Ellora, Mahabalipuram, Mathura)
 
  2.Medieval Period (7th to 16th Centuries A.D.)
(Ref. Brahmanical Art)
 
  3.Pala and Eastern Medieval School (9th to
16th Centuries A.D. ) (Ref. Bihar, Orissa, Bengal)
 

(B)

 Western Art

20 Marks

 

  1.Medieval Period (6th to 15th Centuries A,D.)
 (Ref. Christian, Byzantine and Gothic Art)
 
  2.Giotto to the Renaissance (1500- 1530 A.D.)
( Ref. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael)
 
  3. Mannerism (1520-1600 A.D.)(Ref. Parmigianino,
 Rosso, Tintoretto, El Greco)
 

PRACTICAL

One Paper

 60 Marks

1. Simple Print-making with Lino cut.

2. Drawing and Painting objects of nature, like fruits, flowers, trees, rivers, hills, birds, clouds and animals, Landscape.

3. Applied Art : Lettering English alphabets (Capital and Small).

4. Clay modelling of simple objects like fruits, astray, flower vases (Relief and Round).

Class XII

One Paper 2 Hours 40 Minutes

40 Marks

THEORY

 

(A)

 Indian Art

20 Marks

1. Mughal Art ( 1 6th to 18th Centuries A.D.) (Ref. Origin and Development during the reign of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan)

2. Deccani and Allied Schools (17th to 19th Centuries A.D. ) (Chola and Vijayanagar Period- Ref Melibid and Belur temples)

3. Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Art (16th to 19thCenturies A.D. ),Origin, characteristics and its development.

(B)

 Western Art

20 marks

1. Neo-Classicism(1600-1780 A.D.) (Ref. David, Bernini, Van Eycks, Rubens)

2. Romanticism (1825-1950)(Ref. Goya, Turner, Costable Delacroix)

3. Realism (1850-1875)(Ref. Courbet, Daumier Corot, Millet)

PRACTICAL

One Paper

 60 Marks

1. Simple Print -making with wood-cut.

2. Studies in monochrome and in colour ; Clothes, Still Life, Landscape, Composition with human figures.

3. Applied Art : Lettering Devnagari and Bengali/Meitei Mayek alphabets.

4. Clap/Plaster modelling of simple objects of Nature like animals, fruits, flowers, flower vases. astrays and parts of human figure (Relief and Round).

Mediums : Pencil, Pen and Ink, Pastel (Dry and Oil ), Water Colours, Poster Colours, Oil Colours.

Books Recommended for Classes XI add XII

1. Indian Painting by Percy Brown

2. The Art Heritage of India by E.B. Havell

3. A Concise Illustrated History of European Painting by Pierre D' Espezel and Francese Fosco