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CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts — Revision Notes

CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts revision notes, chapter by chapter across 8 chapters. Follows the CBSE syllabus. Starts with Prehistoric Rock Paintings, Arts.

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Chapter-Wise Revision Notes — 8 Chapters

1

Prehistoric Rock Paintings

4 topics
  • 1. Meaning and Early Development of Prehistoric Art
  • 2. Discovery and Major Indian Sites
  • 3. Lakhudiyar Rock Paintings
  • 4. Bhimbetka Rock Shelter Site
Prehistory is the distant past beforeIt is uncertain whether Lower PalaeolithicLakhudiyar is a rock shelter siteBhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh isBhimbetka rock art is divided into
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2

Arts of the Indus Valley

4 topics
  • 1. Stone Statues
  • 2. Bronze Casting
  • 3. Terracotta Figures
  • 4. Seals and Copper Tablets
Harappan stone sculpture includes two importantHarappan bronze statues were made byThe Dancing Girl is an approximatelyHarappan seals were mostly madeThe most remarkable seal shows
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3

Arts of the Mauryan Period

4 topics
  • Historical Background and Cultural Setting
  • Pillars and Capital Figures
  • Lion Capital, Sarnath
  • Monumental Yaksha and Yakshini Figures
By the fourth century BCEMauryan pillars were rockThe Lion Capital from SarnathThe Sarnath pillar capital symbolises DhammachakrapravartanaLarge statues of Yakshas and Yakshinis
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8 chapters

1

Prehistoric Rock Paintings

2

Arts of the Indus Valley

3

Arts of the Mauryan Period

4

Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture

5

Later Mural Traditions

6

Temple Architecture and Sculpture

7

Indian Bronze Sculpture

8

Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture

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