पाठ्यक्रम

SYLLABUS

M.A. Drawing and Painting 
(2010 – 2011.........cont........)

Semester I

Course title of the paper Duration MM Int Ext

1. Indian Painting ( Prehistoric to Pahari ) 3 hrs 100 50 50

Code No------G-1000

2. Philosophy of Art ( Indian ) 3hrs 100 50 50

Code No------G-1001

3. Composition based on Indian 12hrs 100 50 50

Miniature

Code No-----G500 A

4. Portrait study 9hrs 100 50 50

Code No-----G 500 B

5. Professional Application 6hrs 100 50 50

Code No-----G 500 C

Semester II

6. History of modern Painting (Company school to

Contemporary period ) 3hrs 100 50 50

Code No------G-2000

7. Philosophy of Art ( western ) 3hrs 100 50 50

Code No-------G-2001

8. Thematic Composition 12hrs 100 50 50

Code No--------G-600 A

9. Life study ( Monochrome ) 9hrs 100 50 50

Code No--------G 600-B

10. Folk Art in any one style 12hrs 100 50 50

Code No--------G-600-C

Semester IIIrd

Course Title of the Paper Duration MM Int . Ext.

XIth History of European Painting (Classical to Early Renaissance) 3 hrs. 100 50 50 Code No------G-3000

XIIth History of Modern Painting (Background & Impressionism to cubism) 3 hrs. 100 50 50 Code No------G-3001

XIIIth Creative Composition (Figurative)Code-700A, 12 hrs. 100 50 50

XIVth Landscape Painting (any style)Code-700B, 9 hrs. 100 50 50

XVth Mural/Graphic Design Code-700C, 12hrs 100 50 50

Semester IVth

XVIth History of European Painting (High Renaissance to Rococo) 3 hrs. 100 50 50 Code No------G-4000

XVIIth History of Modern Painting (Expressionism to abstract Art) 3 hrs. 100 50 50 Code No------G-4001

XIIIth Creative Composition (Abstract)Code-800A, 12 hrs. 100 50 50

XIXth Collage /Clay Modeling/Installation, Code-800B, 12 hrs. 100 50 50

XXth Dissertation/Exhibition and Viva Voce, Code-800C, 3 hrs. 100 50,50

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Semester I

Course I (Theory)

History of Indian Painting (Prehistoric to Pahari )
Max Marks: 100, Internal: 50, External: 50

Unit I

A. Prehistoric Indian Painting

B. Ajanta, Bagh ( 12 Hours )

Unit II

A. Pala Style

B. Apabhransh style ( 12 Hours )

Unit III

A. Rajasthani School – Mewar, Bundi-Kota, Kishangarh, Jaipur

( 12 Hours )

Unit IV

A. Mughal Style – Akbar, Jehangir, Shahjahan, ( 12 Hours )

Unit V

A. Pahari Style – Basauli, Kangara, Garhwal ( 12 Hours )

Unit tests : Two unit tests of 15 marks each duration of at least one hour to be conducted by

the teachers concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after completion of two units.

Quiz / Group Discussions to be conducted by the teachers concerned ( 10 marks )

Seminar / Presentation / Project ( 10 marks )

Recommended Readings:

• Indian Painting – Percy Brown

• Painting of India – D.Barret and Basil Gray

• Album of Indian Painting – Mulk Raj Anand

• Bharat Ki Chitrakala – Rai Krishna Das

• Indian Miniature Painting – M.S. Randhawa

• Rajput Painting – Anand K. Coomarswamy

• Bhartiya chitrakala – Vachaspati Gairola

• Kala vilas – R.A. Agarwal

• Pragetihasik chitrakala – Jagdish Gupta

• Kala aur kalam – G.K. Aggarwal

• Kala darshan – Sanchi Rani Gurtu

• Ajanta – Ajit Ghosh

• Bharat ki chitrakala ka itihas – A.B. Verma

• Bhartiya Kala --Kiran Pradeep

• Bharatiya chitrakala ka itihas I , II – Shyam Bihari Aggarwal

• Bharatiya chitrakala – Pal shaily se Pahadi shaily tak – Asha Anand & Seema Sachdeva

Course II ( Theory )

Philosophy of Art ( Indian )

Unit I

A. Philosophy of Indian Aesthetics – Sources and evaluation of aesthetic concepts.

( 15 Hours )

Unit II

A. Theory of Rasa – Alankar, Dhwani and Sadharanikaran. ( 15 Hours )

Unit III

A. Theory of Guna and Dosha ( Merit and Demerit ) ( 15 Hours )

Unit IV

A. Theory of Shadang and interrelationship literature, Visual and Performing Art.

( 15 Hours )

Unit tests : Two unit tests of 15 marks each duration of at least one hour to be conducted by

the teachers concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after completion of two units.

Quiz / Group Discussions to be conducted by the teachers concerned ( 10 marks )

Seminar / Presentation / Project ( 10 marks )

Recommended Readings :

• Indian Aesthetics – K.C. Pandey

• Aesthetic theory of arts – Ranjan K. Ghosh

• The Hindu View of Art – Mulk Raj Anand

• Kala Darshan – Hardwari Lal Sharma

• Rasa Siddhant aur Saundarya shastra – Nirmala Jain

• Bhartiya saundrya shastra ki bhumika – Nagendra

• Kala saundarya aur samiksha – G.K. Aggarwal ( Ashok )

• Bhartiya kala saundarya – Mohan Singh Mawdi

• Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art – A.K. Coomarswamy

• Saundarya Bodh aur Lalit Kalayein –Saroj Bhargav.

• Kala Disha - Archana

Practical 
Course III 

Composition based on Indian miniature

Lay-out of Indian traditional paintings, subject study of Indian traditional paintings,

techniques of Indian traditional paintings, study of Indian traditional paintings in Rajasthani

school, Study of Indian traditional paintings in Mughal and Pahari.

Max Marks – 100

Medium – Oil, water, Acrylic.

Size – 15inch X 22inch

Time – 12 hours in four sittings

Sessional – 3 plates in colour.

Sketch book containing 50 sketching

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks

Course IV ( Practical )

Portrait Study

A concept of Portrait and light and shade in portrait study, a study of skull in portrait,

proportional study of portrait, a sketchy study of portrait.

Max Marks – 100

Medium – Oil, water, Acrylic.

Size – 15inch X 22inch

Time – 9 hours in three sittings

Sessional – 3 plates in colour.

Sketch book containing 50 sketching

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks.

Course V ( Practical )

Professional Application ( any one)

Concept of lay-out, Instant sketching, lay-out of professional application, material and technique

study of professional application

The student may choose any one of the following courses offered by the department –

Instant sketching / Computer Design / Batik – Tie and Dye / Screen Printing / Photography.

Three works each along with 50 sketches and experimental work.

Max Marks – 100

Size – 15inch X 22inch( if applicable)

Time – Variable

Sessional – 3 plates.

Sketch book containing 50 sketching

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks.

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Semester- IInd

Course VI
History of modern painting – ( Company school to contemporary period)
Max Marks :100, Internal :50, External :50

Unit I ( 15 Periods )

A. Kalighat painting,

B. Company painting,

C. Raja Ravi Verma

Unit II ( 15 Periods )

A. Nationalist movement and revival of traditional Indian art,

B. Views and works of Ananda Coomar Swamy, E.B. Havell, , Abanindranath Tagore,

Nandlal Bosej, Asit Kumar Haldar, Abdul Rehman Chugtai, Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhary.

C. Modernism in Art - Rabindranath Tagore, Gagnendranath Tagore, Amrita Shergill and

Yamini Roy.

Unit III ( 15 Periods )

A. Contemporary Artists – NS Bendre, KK Hebbar, MF Hussain, , Ram Kumar, Tayeb

Mehta, Satish Gujral, .

Unit IV

V.S. Gytonda, P.N. Choyal, Akbar Padamsee, A. Ramachandran, Paramjeet Singh,

Manjeet Bawa, Anjaolie Ela Menon, K.G. Subramanyam,. ( 15 Periods )

Unit tests : Two unit tests of 15 marks each duration of at least one hour to be conducted by

the teachers concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after completion of two units.

Quiz / Group Discussions to be conducted by the teachers concerned ( 10 marks )

Seminar / Presentation / Project ( 10 marks )

Recommended Readings :

• Modern art in Indian – A.C. Mukharjee

• Encyclopedia of modern art – Vikas Publication

• Studies in modern Indian art – Ratan Parimoo

• Contemporary Indian Artists – Geeta Kapoor

• Art of modern India – Aziz Kurtha and Balraj Khanna ( London 1998 )

• Bhartiya adhunik chitrakala ka itihas – Mamta Chaturvedi

• Indian modern and contemporary art – P.N. Mago

• Adhunik chitrakala ka itihas – R.V. Sakhalkar

• Adhunik bhartiya chitrakala ka itihas – G.K. Aggarwal

• The story of Indian Art – S.K. Bhattacharya ( 1996 )

• Samkaleen kala : sandarbh aur ishiti – K.N. Kakkar ( L.K.A. Delhi )

• Adhunik bhartiya chitrakala ka vikas : Eik Antarang Adhyan – Vinod Bhardwaj

• Bhartiya Aadhunik Kala ----Kiran Pradeep

• Bhartiya samkaleen kala : eik pariprekshya – P.N. Mago

• Samkaleen bhartiya kala – Mamta Chaturvedi

• Adhunik Bhartya kala ke adhar stambh – Prem Chand Goswami ( Jaipur )

• Kala chintan – M. Khanna ( Lucknow L.K.A )

• Modern art aur Bhartiya chitrakar – Rajendra Bajpai

• Bhartiya kala aur Kalakar – E. Kumaril Swami

• Bharat ki Chitrakatha – Rai Krishna Das

Course VII ( Theory )

Philosophy of Art ( Western ) 
Max Marks :100, Internal :50, External :50

Unit I – Study of philosophy of western art and relationship between Aesthetics principles

and concepts ( 12 Periods )

Unit II – Thinkers – Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine ( 12 Periods )

Unit III – Thinkers – Lessing, Baumgarten, Kant, Hegal ( 12 Periods )

Unit IV – Thinkers – Roger Fry, Tolstoy, Croche, ( 12 Periods )

Unit V – Thinkers – Clive Bell, Freud, Susanne Langer ( 12 Periods )

Unit tests : Two unit tests of 15 marks each duration of at least one hour to be conducted by the teachers concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after completion of two units.

Quiz / Group Discussions to be conducted by the teachers concerned ( 10 marks )

Seminar / Presentation / Project ( 10 marks )

Recommended Readings :

• A modern books of aesthetics – Melvin Radar

• Western aesthetics – K.C. Pandey

• The meaning of art – Herbert Read

• Principles of art – R.G. Collingwood

• Aesthetic theory of art – Ranjan K Ghosh

• Saundarya – Rajendra Bajpai

• Kala ka darshan – Kumar Vimal

• Kala ke darshnik tattva – Surender das Gupta

• Kala chintan : saundaryatmak Vivechana – Vidhu Kaushik

• Swatantra Kala shastra – K.C. Pandey

• Saundarya shastra – Mamta Chaturvedi

• Saundarya Shastra – Ram Lakhan Shukal

Practical 
Course VIII

Thematic Composition

Lay-out of paintings, subject study of paintings, techniques of paintings, study of paintings

Medium – oil, water, Acrylic

Size – 15inch X 22inch

Time – 12 hours in Four sittings

Sessional – 3 plates in colour.

Sketch book containing 50 sketching

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks

Course IX ( Practical )

Life Painting full figure

Life study in monochrome. Study of human figure in different poses from different angles

from live models.

Medium – oil, water, Acrylic

Size – 15inch X 22inch

Time – 9 hours in three sittings

Sessional – 3 plates in monochrome

Sketch book containing 50 sketching

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks

Course X ( Practical )

Folk Art in any one style

Warli/ Madhubani/ Kalamkari/ Kohbar / Pat Chitran

Medium – oil, water, Acrylic

Size – 22inch X 15inch

Time – 12 hours in 4 sittings

Sessional – submission of three paintings and 50 sketches.

Internal assessment and submission - 50 marks

External assessment – 50 marks

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SEMESTER-IIIrd

COURSE-XI – THEORY 
HISTORY OF EUROPEAN PAINTING
Max. marks-100, Internal- 50, External- 50

COURSE XIth. History of European Painting (Classical to Early Renaissance)

Objective- 
The purpose of the study of European Art is to enable the students to see

the wood rather than the trees.

Unit I – Classical Art (15 Hrs.)

(a) Greek Art (b) Roman Art

Unit II- Medieval Period (15 Hrs.)

(a) Early Christian Art (b) Byzantine Art (c) Gothic Art

Unit III- Early Renaissance (15 Hrs,)

Early Renaissance in Florence -Giotto, Masaccio, Botticelli

Unit IV-Early Renaissance in Germany, Spain and Netherland. (15 Hrs.)

(a) Durer (b) El Greco (c) Van Eyck brothers.

Unit Tests : Two unit test of 15 marks each duration of at least 1 hour to be conducted

by the teacher concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after completion of two

units. The Split of 100 Marks=External Assessment-50M.M.

Internal Assessment-50 M.M.

Internal Assessment shall be based on –

[a] Written-10 Marks

[b] Midterm Exam-15

[c] Quiz or group Discussion-10 marks

[d] seminar/Presentation/Project-15 Marks

Recommended Readings-

1- Art through the ages- Helen Gardener

2- Outline History of Art- William Orpen

3- A History of Western Art- Michael Levey

4- The Story of Paintings- H.W. Jonson

5- World’s Greatest Paintings- T.Leman Hare

6- Pictorial/History of Western Art- Erwin O.Christener

7- Paschim Ki Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

8- Europe ki Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

9- European Painting- Rajendra Bajpai

10-Europiya Punarjagran- Kusum Dass

Course : XIIth.

History of Modern Painting (Western)
(Background and Impressionism to Cubism)

Max. marks-100, Internal- 50, External- 50

Objective : Study of History of Modern Painting is to enable the students for technical and stylistic

characteristics of main movements in the history of modern painting with the importance and contribution of important masters.

Unit I – : (12 Hrs.)

(a) Neo-Classicism –The work of David and Ingres

(b) Romanticism- The work of Delacroix

Unit II- Realism : (12 Hrs.)

(a) The work of Courbet

Unit III- Impressionism Neo-Impressionism (12 Hrs.)

(a) Impressionism-Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas

(b) Neo-Impressionism- George Seurat

Unit IV-Post –Impressionism (12 Hrs.)

(a) Cezanne (b) Van Gogh (c) Paul Gauguin

Unit V- Cubism : (12 Hrs.)

(a) Picasso (b) Braque

Unit Tests : Two unit test of 15 marks each duration of at least 1 hour to be

conducted by the teacher concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after

completion of two units.

The Split of 100 Marks=External Assessment-50M.M.

Internal Assessment-50 M.M.

Internal Assessment shall be based on –

[a] Written-10 Marks

[b] Midterm Exam-15

[c] Quiz or group Discussion-10 marks

[d] seminar/Presentation/Project-15 Marks

Recommended Readings-

1- A History of Modern Art- H.H. Arnason

2- Philosophy of Modern Art- Herbert Read

3- Story of Modern Art- Scheldon Cheney

4- Dictionary of twentieth Dynasties Art- Phaidon

5- Masters of Modern Art- (ed) Alfred H. Bars

6- Modern Movement Art- R.H. Wilenski

7- Foundation of Modern- Fant Ozen

8- Adhunik Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

9- Adhunik Chitrakala ka Itihas-R.V. Sakhalkar

10- Modern Art- Rajendra Bajpai

11- Paschimi Adhunik Chitrakala- Ram Chandra Shukla

12- Adhunik Chitrakala- Ram Chandra Shukla

PRACTICAL

Max Marks: 100, Time : 12 Hrs.

Course : XIIIth

Creative Composition (Figurative)

Working on a thematic idea with creative technique in oil, acrylic, mix medium, pastel

and latest Materials. The students should initiate to develop their on individual

technique and style.

Size – 36 inch × 24 Inch

Time- 12 Hrs. in four sittings.

Sessional work submission-3 plates in color.

Sketch book containing 50 sketches.

Internal assessment and submission-50 marks

External assessment 50 marks.

Course : XIVth-

Landscape Painting (any style)

Max Marks: 100, Time : 9 Hrs.

Objective-To acquaint the students with different ways in the study and painting moods

and still of Nature in –situ or creative in various moods.

Size – 36 inch × 24 Inch [minimum]

Time- 9 Hrs. in three sittings.

Sessional work submission-3 plates in color.

Sketch book containing 50 sketches.

Internal assessment and submission-50 marks

External assessment 50 marks.

Course :XVth -

Mural/Graphic Design [Medium-any]

Max Marks: 100

Time : 12 Hrs.[Mural ]

03hrs[Graphic Designing]

Size – 36 inch × 24 Inch (Mural)

A4[Graphic Design]

Objective:-[Mural ]To acquaint the students with different techniques in different

medium i.e. clay, terracotta, glass, tiles ,metals ,P.O.P.,resin in creating Three –d effect. etc.

Objective :-[Graphic Design] Since art students express their feelings through brushes but in this Modern vast era students also should know how to work through various software with the help of Computer.

Sessional work submission-3 plates in color.

C.D. containing 50 Designs.

Internal assessment and submission-50 marks

External assessment 50 marks.

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SEMESTER - IVth

Course :XVIth . 
History of European Painting

(High Renaissance to Rococo)

Max Marks: 100

Internal: 50

External : 50

Objective – The main purpose to include this paper of European Painting in curriculum

is to give the knowledge of great art and artists from High Renaissance to Rococo.

Uint I - High Renaissance : (15 Hrs.)

[a] Florence and Rome-

Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo.

[b] Venice7

Giorgione, Titian

Unit II –Mannerism (15 Hrs.)

(a) The conscious revolt against the ideals of Renaissance.

(b) Certain works of Michelangelo (later period) Parmigianino and Tintoretto.

Unit III- Baroque : (15 Hrs.)

(a) Italy--------Caravaggio.

(b) France-------Poussin, Lorrain

(c) Netherland--------Rembrandt, Rubens

Unit IV-Rococo (15Hrs.)

(a) The work of Watteau

Unit Tests : Two unit test of 15 marks each duration of at least 1 hour to be

conducted by the teacher concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after

completion of two units.

The Split of 100 Marks=External Assessment-50M.M.

Internal Assessment-50 M.M.

Internal Assessment shall be based on –

[a] Written-10 Marks

[b] Midterm Exam-15

[c] Quiz or group Discussion-10 marks

[d] seminar/Presentation/Project-15 Marks

Recommended Readings :

1- Art through the ages- Helen Gardener

2- Outline History of Art- William Orpen

3- A History of Western Art- Michael Levey

4- The Story of Paintings- H.W. Jonson

5- World’s Greatest Paintings- T.Leman Hare

6- Pictorial/History of Western Art- Erwin O.Christener

7- Paschim Ki Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

8- Europe ki Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

9- European Painting- Rajendra Bajpai

10- Europiya Punarjagran- Kusum Dass

Course : XVIIth - 
History of Modern Painting (Western)
(Expressionism to Abstract Art)

Max Marks: 100, Internal: 50, External : 50

Objective : The study of the Art History cannot be completed without the knowledge of western modern art. It will suffice the purpose of making students aware of different movements in Modern Art.

Unit I- Expressionism, Fauvism (15 Hrs.)

(a) Expressionism-

Munch, Nolde, Paul Klee

(b) Fauvism-

Mattisse, Vlaminck

Unit II- Dadaism (15 Hrs.)

(a) Picabia (b) Marcel Duchamp

Unit III-Surrealism (15 Hrs.)

(a) Salvar Dali (b) John Miro

Unit IV-Abstract Art (15 Hrs.)

(a) Mondrian (b) Kandinsky

Unit Tests : Two unit test of 15 marks each duration of at least 1 hour to be

conducted by the teacher concerned. Every unit test has to be conducted after

completion of two units.

The Split of 100 Marks=External Assessment-50M.M.

Internal Assessment-50 M.M.

Internal Assessment shall be based on –

[a] Written-10 Marks

[b] Midterm Exam-15

[c] Quiz or group Discussion-10 marks

[d] seminar/Presentation/Project-15 Marks

Recommended Readings-

1- A History of Modern Art- H.H. Arnason

2- Philosophy of Modern Art- Herbert Read

3- Story of Modern Art- Scheldon Cheney

4- Dictionary of twentieth Dynasties Art- Phaidon

5- Masters of Modern Art- (ed) Alfred H. Bars

6- Modern Movement Art- R.H. Wilenski

7- Foundation of Modern- Fant Ozen

8- Adhunik Chitrakala- G.K.Aggarwal

9- Adhunik Chitrakala ka Itihas-R.V. Sakhalkar

10- Modern Art- Rajendra Bajpai

11- Paschimi Adhunik Chitrakala- Ram Chandra Shukla

12-Adhunik Chitrakala- Ram Chandra Shukla

Practical

Course :XVIIIth - 

Creative Composition (Abstract)

Max Marks: 100, Int.50MM, Ext.50MM - Time : 12 Hrs.

Objective : Developing the creative power of the students and make them able to work as

Freelance artist .

Size – 36 inch × 24 Inch (Minimum)

Time- 12 Hrs. in four sittings.

Sessional work submission-3 plates in colour.

Sketch book containing 50 sketches.

Internal assessment and submission-50 marks

External assessment 50 marks.

Practical 
Course : XIXth. 

Collage / Clay modeling  / Installation

Max Marks: 100, Int.50MM, Ext.50MM, Time : 12 Hrs.

Objective –The aim of this paper is to develop the skill of a student to project their

feeling with the help of Non Conventional material instead of brush and color to present their innovative ideas.

Size – 36 inch × 24 Inch (Minimum for collage )

Size- One feet [Minimum for Clay modeling]

Size- 4x5 feet [Minimum for installation]

Time- 12 Hrs. in four sittings.

Sessional work submission-3 plates in colour.

Sketch book containing 50 sketches.

Internal assessment and submission-50 marks

External assessment 50 marks.

Course : XXth :

Dissertation / Exhibition- and Viva Voce

Internal---Marks 50Mm, External---Marks 50Mm, Total------ Max M.100Mm

Objective :-
These papers are introduced to give knowledge about Thesis work, display of an Exhibition along with preparing catalogue as well as Viva –Voce is designed to evaluate the over all general knowledge of candidate related to method and materials, practical handling of various media & grounds i.e.Painting,Computer

Graphic,Mural,Sculpture,Applied Art ,Contemporary Art Activities along with Artists of India .

The candidate will prepare a dissertation on any topic under the guidance of

the supervisor. The research methodology, references, bibliography and illustrations etc.

be properly used and the same should be submitted to the supervisor. Suggested topicsany

topic from art history, philosophy, medium and techniques (Traditional and

Contemporary), Fundamentals and Principles of Fine Art.

(Note: -viva Voce—will be conducted along with the practical examination itself.)