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FINE ARTS (320) 
(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics 
and Commerical Arts) 
Syllabus of Class 12 
 
  
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FINE ARTS (320) 
(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics 
and Commerical Arts) 
Syllabus of Class 12 
 
  
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
  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 (16
th 
Century 
A.D to 19
th 
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. 
2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: 
Title / Set / Painter School 
? A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar 
? One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II 
? One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi 
? One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah 
Maharaja 
? Radha (Bani-Thani) by                      Nihal Chand Kishangarh 
? Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics 
and Commerical Arts) 
Syllabus of Class 12 
 
  
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
  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 (16
th 
Century 
A.D to 19
th 
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. 
2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: 
Title / Set / Painter School 
? A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar 
? One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II 
? One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi 
? One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah 
Maharaja 
? Radha (Bani-Thani) by                      Nihal Chand Kishangarh 
? Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(B) The Pahari Schools: 
?? Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main 
features of the Pahari schools ?
?? Study of the following Pahari Paintings: ?
Title / Set / Painter School 
? One Folio of Ramayana Basohli 
         (Sangri – Early Phase) 
One Folio of   Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku                         Guler 
? One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Kangra Folio by Nain 
Sukh 
? One painting from  Nayaka Nayika Guler or  Kangra 
Baramasa or Ragamala 
? Krishna with Gopis Basohli 
? Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Kangra 
 Going to Vrindavana 
 
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16
th 
Century A.D. to 19
th 
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: ?
            Title Painter School 
? A Folio from Akbar Namah Basawan Akbar  
? Babar Crossing the  river Sone Jagannath Akbar 
?  Jahangir holding the picture Abul Hassan Jahangir 
?  Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir 
? Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan  Shajahan  
? Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial 
Dara Shikoh  Mughal (Oudh) 
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics 
and Commerical Arts) 
Syllabus of Class 12 
 
  
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
  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 (16
th 
Century 
A.D to 19
th 
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. 
2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: 
Title / Set / Painter School 
? A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar 
? One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II 
? One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi 
? One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah 
Maharaja 
? Radha (Bani-Thani) by                      Nihal Chand Kishangarh 
? Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(B) The Pahari Schools: 
?? Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main 
features of the Pahari schools ?
?? Study of the following Pahari Paintings: ?
Title / Set / Painter School 
? One Folio of Ramayana Basohli 
         (Sangri – Early Phase) 
One Folio of   Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku                         Guler 
? One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Kangra Folio by Nain 
Sukh 
? One painting from  Nayaka Nayika Guler or  Kangra 
Baramasa or Ragamala 
? Krishna with Gopis Basohli 
? Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Kangra 
 Going to Vrindavana 
 
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16
th 
Century A.D. to 19
th 
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: ?
            Title Painter School 
? A Folio from Akbar Namah Basawan Akbar  
? Babar Crossing the  river Sone Jagannath Akbar 
?  Jahangir holding the picture Abul Hassan Jahangir 
?  Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir 
? Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan  Shajahan  
? Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial 
Dara Shikoh  Mughal (Oudh) 
 
 
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2. The Deccani School 
?? Origin and development of the Deccani school and Main features of the Deccan School. ?
?? Study of the following Deccani Paintings: ?
a. Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur Bijapur 
b. Raga Hindola Ahmednagar 
c. Ragini Pat-hamsika Ahmednagar 
d. Hazart 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)  
 
(i) Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean Raja Ravi Verma 
(ii) Journey’s End Abanidranath Tagore 
(iii) Parthasarthi Nandlal Bose 
(iv) Ghalib’s Poetry Painting       based on M.A.R. Chughtai 
 
(v) Select a cubistic painting 
Gaganendranath Tagore 
 
(vi) Mother and child Jamini Roy 
 
(vii) Female Face 
Rabindranath Tagore 
 
(viii) Hill Women 
Amrita Sher Gill 
 
(ix) Shiv and Sati 
Nandlal Bose 
(x) Rasa-Lila 
Kshitindranath Majumdar 
(xi) Radhika 
M.A.R. Chughtai 
(xii) Meghdoot 
Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya 
 
?  National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours. 
? Contribution of  Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement  
? Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose. 
 
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FINE ARTS (320) 
(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics 
and Commerical Arts) 
Syllabus of Class 12 
 
  
 
2 
 
 
 
FINE ARTS (320) 
  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 (16
th 
Century 
A.D to 19
th 
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. 
2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: 
Title / Set / Painter School 
? A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar 
? One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II 
? One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi 
? One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah 
Maharaja 
? Radha (Bani-Thani) by                      Nihal Chand Kishangarh 
? Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(B) The Pahari Schools: 
?? Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main 
features of the Pahari schools ?
?? Study of the following Pahari Paintings: ?
Title / Set / Painter School 
? One Folio of Ramayana Basohli 
         (Sangri – Early Phase) 
One Folio of   Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku                         Guler 
? One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Kangra Folio by Nain 
Sukh 
? One painting from  Nayaka Nayika Guler or  Kangra 
Baramasa or Ragamala 
? Krishna with Gopis Basohli 
? Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Kangra 
 Going to Vrindavana 
 
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16
th 
Century A.D. to 19
th 
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: ?
            Title Painter School 
? A Folio from Akbar Namah Basawan Akbar  
? Babar Crossing the  river Sone Jagannath Akbar 
?  Jahangir holding the picture Abul Hassan Jahangir 
?  Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir 
? Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan  Shajahan  
? Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial 
Dara Shikoh  Mughal (Oudh) 
 
 
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2. The Deccani School 
?? Origin and development of the Deccani school and Main features of the Deccan School. ?
?? Study of the following Deccani Paintings: ?
a. Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur Bijapur 
b. Raga Hindola Ahmednagar 
c. Ragini Pat-hamsika Ahmednagar 
d. Hazart 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)  
 
(i) Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean Raja Ravi Verma 
(ii) Journey’s End Abanidranath Tagore 
(iii) Parthasarthi Nandlal Bose 
(iv) Ghalib’s Poetry Painting       based on M.A.R. Chughtai 
 
(v) Select a cubistic painting 
Gaganendranath Tagore 
 
(vi) Mother and child Jamini Roy 
 
(vii) Female Face 
Rabindranath Tagore 
 
(viii) Hill Women 
Amrita Sher Gill 
 
(ix) Shiv and Sati 
Nandlal Bose 
(x) Rasa-Lila 
Kshitindranath Majumdar 
(xi) Radhika 
M.A.R. Chughtai 
(xii) Meghdoot 
Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya 
 
?  National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours. 
? Contribution of  Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement  
? Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose. 
 
 
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Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction 
 
S.No           Painting                                                                     Artist/Painter 
i.  
(
i
) 
Mother Teresa M.F. Hussain 
ii. (
i
i
) 
Birth of Poetry K.K. Hebbar 
iii. (
i
) 
Gossip N.S. Bendre 
iv. (
i
v
) 
Tantric Painting G.R. Santosh 
v. (
v
) 
Words and images K.C.S. Pannikar 
vi.  Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean  
 
                     Raja Ravi Varma 
vii.  
Mother and child  
 
Jamini Roy 
viii.  
Haldi Grinders  
 
Amrita Sher Gil 
ix.  
Mother Teresa  
 
M.F. Husain 
x.  The Vulture               Kamlesh Dutt Pande 
 
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