A Level History of Art
Dates Available
- Week 1: 31 March – 4 April
- Week 2: 7 April – 11 April
- Week 3: 14 April – 18 April
Boards
Edexcel (Pearson)
Length of Course
8 hour seminars
Times
9am to 6pm daily
The aim of the History of Art seminars is to develop exam technique and revise key content focusing on a selection of case studies for each topic. We will be offering seminars that cover the following topics:
Paper 1 Visual Analysis and Themes 9HT0/01
- Composition in painting, sculpture and architecture
- Colour in painting, sculpture and architecture
- Creation of pictorial space in painting and relief sculpture
- Light and tone in painting
- Architectural elements or features
- Structure in architecture
- Materials, techniques and processes in painting, sculpture and architecture
- Pattern, ornament and decoration in painting, sculpture and architecture
- Line and shape in painting, sculpture and architecture
- Volume and mass in architecture and sculpture
- Scale of painting, sculpture and architecture
- Appropriate architectural, art and art historical terminology
Identities in Art and Architecture
- The Divine in 2D or 3D works (pre- and post-1850)
- Portraits in 2D works (pre- and post-1850)
- Portraits in 3D works (pre- and post-1850)
- Gender identity in 2D or 3D works (pre- and post-1850)
- Ethnic identity in 2D or 3D works (pre- and post-1850)
- Identity in architectural works (pre- and post-1850)
War in art and architecture
- War or Revolution in 2D works
- Leaders in 2D or 3D works
- Participants in 2D or 3D works
- Places affected by war in 2D or 3D works
- Memorials in 2D or 3D works
- Defensive or commemorative architectural works
Paper 2 Periods in Art History
a) Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420–1520)
- Religious painting
- Religious sculpture
- Mythological painting and sculpture
- Portraiture
- Religious Architecture
- Secular architecture
b) Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597–1685)
- Religious painting
- Religious sculpture
- Mythological sculpture
- Mythological painting
- Portrait painting or sculpture
- Landscape painting
- Still Life or genre painting
- Religious Architecture
- Secular architecture
Students wishing to study the British and French Avantgarde (1848-99) or Modernism in Europe (1900-1939) please liaise with the Course Director.
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