History of Art

Assessment

The examination consists of two written papers, each of three hours duration: Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes (50% of the qualification) • Section A: Visual Analysis: For each of the three most important art forms (painting, sculpture, architecture) students must answer a single compulsory question that requires them to comment upon an unseen photograph of a work of art. • Section B: Themes: Students will study Identities in Art and Architecture and War in Art and Architecture. For each theme, students must answer a single compulsory question in two parts. Paper 2: Periods (50% of the qualification) Students must choose two periods from a choice of five. For each period students answer a single compulsory question in four parts. • The Renaissance in Italy (1420 to 1520) • The Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597 to 1685) • The British and French Avant-Garde (1848 to 99) • Modernism in Europe (1900 to 1939) • British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960 to 2015)