CUET FINE ARTS SYLLABUS 2023
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(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics and Commerical Arts)
PAINTING
Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting
Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism
Unit 4: The Modern Trends In Indian Art
Unit 1:
The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting (16th Century
A.D to 19th Century A.D.)
Introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal,
Central India, Deccan, and Pahari.
(A) The Rajasthani Schools
Origin and development of the following schools in brief:
Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur, and the main features of the Rajasthani schools.
Study of the following Rajasthani paintings:
Title / Set/ Painter School
ï‚· A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar
ï‚· One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II
ï‚· One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi
ï‚· One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah Maharaja
ï‚· Radha (Bani-Thani) by Nihal Chand Kishangarh
ï‚· Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara
ï‚· Maru-Ragini Mewar
ï‚· Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara Bundi
ï‚· Chaugan Players Jodhpur
Krishna on swing Bikaner
ï‚· Radha (Bani- Thani) Kishangarh
ï‚· Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta Jaipur
(B)The Pahari Schools:
Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main
features of the Paharischools
 Study of the following Pahari Paintings:
Title / Set/ Painter School
ï‚· One Folio of Ramayana Basohli
(Sangri – Early Phase)
One Folio of Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku Guler
ï‚· One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Kangra Folio by Nain
Sukh
ï‚· One painting fromNayaka Nayika Guler orKangra or
Baramasa or Ragamala
ï‚· Krishna with Gopis Basohli
ï‚· Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Kangra
Going to Vrindavana
Unit 2
The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16th Century A.D. to 19th
Century A.D.)
1. The Mughal School
 Origin and development of the Mughal school in brief and main features of the Mughal
School
 Study of the following Mughal Paintings:
ï€ Title Painter School
ï‚· A Folio fromAkbar Namah Basawan Akbar
ï‚· Baber Crossing the river Sone Jagannath Akbar
ï‚· Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhana Miskin Akbar
ï‚· Birth of Salim Ramdas Akbar
ï‚· Jahangir holding the picture of Abul Hassan Jahangir
ï‚· Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir
ï‚· Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan Shajahan
ï‚· Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial
Dara Shikoh Mughal(Oudh)
2. The Deccani School
 Origin and development of the Deccani school and Main features of the Deccan School.
 Study of the following Deccani Paintings:ï€
a. Ibrahim AdilShah IIof Bijapur Bijapur
b. Raga Hindola Ahmednagar
c. Ragini Pat-hamsika Ahmednagar
d. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Hyderabad
Amir Khusro
e. Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) Golconda
Unit 3
The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism
New Era in Indian art-an introduction
Study of the following paintings:
(i) Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean Raja Ravi Verma
(ii) Journey’s End AbanidranathTagore
(iii) Parthasarthi Nandlal Bose
(ii) Ghalib’s Poetry Painting based on M.A.R. Chughtai
(iii) Select a cubistic painting by Gaganendranath Tagore
(iv) Mother and child Jamini Roy
(v) Female Face Rabindranath Tagore
(vi) Hill Women Amrita Sher Gill
(Vii) Shiv and Sati Nandlal Bose
(viii) Rasa-Lila Kshitindranath Majumdar
(ix) Radhika M.A.R. Chughtai
(vii) Meghdoot Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya
ï‚· National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colors.
ï‚· Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for the National Freedom Movement
ï‚· Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose.
Unit 4
The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction
Sculpture
Study of the following sculptures:
(i) Triumph of Labour D. P. Roychowdhury
(ii) Santhal Family Ramkinker Vaij
(iii) Standing Woman Dhanraj Bhagat
(iv) Cries Unheard Amar Nath Sehgal
(v) Ganesha Figure P.V.Jankiram
(vi) Dhanpal Sankho Chaudhuri
(vii) Chatturmukhi Aekka Yada Giri Rao
Graphic-Prints
(i) Whirlpool Krishna Reddy
(ii) Children Somnath Hore
(iii) Devi Jyoti Bhatt
(iv) Of walls Anupam Sud
(v) Man, Woman and Tree K. Laxma Goud
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