CBSE Class 12 Fine Arts Syllabus 2020-21

Theory Maximum Marks:30

Time allowed: 2 hours

Unit wise Weightage Time: 2 Hours

Unit1(a) Content Periods Marks

1 The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting 24 10
2 The Mughal and Deccan Schools of Miniature Painting 24 10
3 The Bengal School of Painting and the Modern Trends in Indian 24 10
Art
72 30

(a) The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting 18 Periods
(16th Century A.D. to 19th Century A.D.)
A brief introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western- Indian,
Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, Central India, Deccan and
Pahari.

Unit 1
(a) The Rajasthani School:

1. Origin and Development
2. Sub-Schools-Mewar, Bundi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh and Jaipur
3. Main features of the Rajasthani School
4. Appreciation of the following Rajasthani paintings

Title Painter Sub-School
Maru-Ragini Sahibdin Mewar
Chaugan Players Dana Jodhpur
Krishna on swing Nuruddin Bikaner
Radha (Bani- Thani) Nihal Chand Kishangarh
Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta Guman Jaipur
(b)The Pahari School:

1. Origin anddevelopment
2. Sub-Schools-Basohli, Guler, Kangra, Chamba andGarhwal
3. Main features of the PahariSchool
4. Appreciation of the following Pahari paintings:

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Title Painter Sub-School
Krishna with Gopis Manaku Basohli
Nand, Yashoda and

Krishna with Kinsmen Nainsukh Kangra
Going to Vrindavana

Unit 2

The Mughal and Deccan Schools of Miniature Painting 18 Periods
(16th Century AD to 19th Century A.D.)
(a) The Mughal School
1. Origin and development
2. Main features of the Mughal School
3. Appreciation of the following Mughal Paintings:

Title Painter

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhana Miskin

Falcon on a Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor

Kabirand Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan

Marriage Procession of Dara Shukoh Haji Madni

(b) The Deccan School
1. Origin and development
2. Main features of the Deccan School
3. Appreciation of the following Deccan paintings:

Title Painter Sub-School
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Unknown Hyderabad
Khusro
Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) Unknown Gol Konda

Unit 3: The Bengal School of Painting and the Modern trends in Indian Art 24
(a) (About the beginning to mid of the 20th Centuary) Periods
(i) National Flag of India and the Symbolic significance of its forms and
the colours.
(ii) Introduction to the Bengal School of Painting
(i) Origin and development of the Bengal School ofPainting
(ii) Main features of the Bengal School ofPainting

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(iii) Appreciation of the following paintings of the Bengal school:
(i) Journey’s End – Abanindranath Tagore
(ii) Shiv and Sati- Nandla Bose
(iv) Radhika - M.A.R.Chughtai
(v) Meghdoot - Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya
Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom
Movement.
(b) The Modern Trends in Indian Art
Appreciation of the following contemporary (Modern) Indian Art
(i) Paintings:
(i) Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean – Raja Ravi Varma
(ii) Mother and child – Jamini Roy
(iii) Haldi Grinders - Amrita Sher Gill
(iv) Mother Teresa - M.F.Husain
(ii) Graphic - prints:
(i) Children – Somnath Hore
(ii) Devi – Jyoti Bhatt
(iii) Of Walls - AnupamSud
(iv) Man, Woman and Tree - K. Laxma Goud

(iii) Sculptures:
(i) Triumph of Labour - D. P. Roychowdhury
(ii) Santhal Family - RamkinkarVaij
(iii) Cries Un - heard – Amar Nath Sehgal
(iv) Ganesha - P.V. Janaki Ram

The names of artists and titles of their artworks as listed above are only suggestive and in no way
exhaustive. Teachers and students should expand this according to their own resources. However,
the questions will be set from the above mentioned artworks only.

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Practical Maximum Marks:70

Time allotted: 6 hours (3+3)
Unitwise Weightage

Unit Content Periods Marks
1 Nature, and Object Study 50 25
2 Painting Composition 50 25
3 Portfolio Assessment 48 20
Total 148 70

Unit 1 Nature and Object study 25 marks
Studies on the basis of exercises done in class XI with two 50 Periods
or three objects and two draperies (in different colours) for
background and foreground. Exercises in pencil with light
and shade and in full colour from a fixed point of view.

Unit 2: Painting Composition 25 marks
Imaginative painting based on subjects from Life and 50 Periods
Nature in water and poster colours with colour values.
Unit 3: Portfolio Assessment 20 marks
48 Periods
a) Record of the entire year's performance from sketch to 10 marks
finished product.
b) Four selected nature and object study exercises in any 5 marks
media done during the session
c) Two selected works of paintings composition done by 3 marks
the candidate during the year
d) One selected works based on any Indian Folk Art (Painting) 2 marks

These selected works prepared during the course by the candidate and certified by the school
authorities as the work done in the school will be placed before the examiners for assessment

Note:
1. The candidates should be given one hour-break after first three hours.
2. The time-table to be so framed as to allow the students to work continuously for minimum of two
periods at a stretch.

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