History of Art

Assessment

The course exams are taken at A-Level in June of Year 13. Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes • Visual analysis of painting, sculpture, Architecture • Themes - War and Nature are studied thematically from multiple perspectives from art across time and from across • the world - giving access to the Eastern and Orient as well as the New World, and of course the Western World. Paper 2: Periods • Periods - 1848-1899 - French and British Art and Architecture; • 1900-1939 - European Art and Architecture - these periods are studied in depth within their cultural context and against various critical lenses.