Syllabus

Course Code: BFA – ABC – 301    Course Name: History of Ancient Indian Art - (Group B, Applied Arts)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Introduction to pre-historic art:
1 The old stone age : Altamira, Lascaux, Venus of Willendrop.
2 The new stone age : Stonehenge[aerial view].
The study of Egyptian art:
The old Kingdom – Pyramid of king Zoser, The pyramids of Mycerinus, Giza -The great Sphinx.
2 The study of Eastern art, Aegean art and Greek art. Eastern art:
1 Sumerian art- The white temple [Ziggurat]; Status, from the Abu temple; Ram & Tree.
Aegean art:
1 Minoan art- The Queen Megaron [Knossos]
Greek art: Painting [Geometric style, Oriental zing style] ; Temple [Doric, Ionic]
3 The study of Roman sculptures and painting.
The study of Early Christian and Byzantine period.

1 Roman sculptures and paintings.
2 Early Christian: Catacombs, Mosaics .
3 Byzantine art: Emperor Justinian and his Attendants, Interior of Hagia Sophia.
4 The study of Romanesque period and Gothic period.
1 Romanesque : Cathedral and Campanile; Sculpture [ Apostle] and Painting [ The battle of Hastings, St.John the Evangelist].
2 Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
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