Course Content – Edexcel Syllabus (9HT0)
A Level History of Art
Unit 1 – Visual Analysis
- Visual analysis of paintings
- Visual analysis of sculpture
- Visual analysis of architecture
Unit 2 – Identity
- The Divine
- 2D portraits
- 3D portraits
- Gender identity
- Ethnic identity
- Identity in architecture
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Grayson Perry
- Christopher Wren
Unit 3 – Nature
- Landscape or seascape in 2D
- Animals in 2D or 3D
- Plants in 2D or 3D
- Elements in 2D or 3D
- Relationships between humans and Nature
- Architectural works influenced by Nature
- Albrecht Dürer
- Barbara Hepworth
- Antoni Gaudí
Unit 4 – Rebellion & Revival: The British & French Avant-Garde (1848-99)
- Painting of working life by British and French artists
- Painting of leisure by British and French artists
- Religious paintings by British and French artists
- Mythological/literary works (painting or sculpture) by British and French artists
- The female figure (painting or sculpture) by British and French artists
- Landscape painting scenes by British and French artists
- Commemorative sculpture by British and French artists
- Public architecture by British and French architects
- Domestic architecture by British and French architects
- Paul Gauguin
- Edgar Degas
Unit 5 – Unit 5 – Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960‒2015)
- Portraits (in any medium) by British and American artists
- The object in 3D by British and American artists
- Non-objective (or abstract) work (in any medium) by British and American artists
- Figurative work (in any medium) by British and American artists
- Performance or video work by British and American artists
- Installation works by British and American artists
- Land or earth art by British and American artists
- Commercial or public architecture by British and American architects
- Domestic architecture by British and American architects
- David Hockney
- Rachel Whiteread
Unit 6 – Preparation for the Exam
- Practice Paper 1
- Practice Paper 2
