LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A.., B.Sc., DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH & VISCOM
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2013
HT 4206/HT
/HT 4202 - HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
Date: 29/04/2013
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
PART – A
Answer any TEN of the following in about TEN LINES each:
Max. : 100 Marks
(10x2=20)
1. Dancing Girl Sculpture
2. Viharas
3. Stambha at Laurya Nandangarh
4. Shore Temple
5. Brihasdeeswara Temple at Tanjavur
6. Qutb Minar
7. Maurya Sculpture
8. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
9. Kailasa at Ellora
10. Siva Nataraja from Tiruvalangadu
11. Rajput Paintings
12. Abindranath Tagore
PART – B
Answer any FOUR of the following in ONE PAGE each:
(4x10=40)
13. Explain the various parts of a Stupa with an example.
14. What are the features of Mathura Sculpture?
15. Write a note on Hoysala Architecture.
16. Assess the contribution of the Delhi Sultans to Architecture.
17. Describe the Taj Mahal.
18. Bring out the special features of Modern Painting.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in FOUR PAGES each:
(2x20=40)
19. Evaluate the contribution of the Harappan Culture to Architecture, Sculpture and Minor Arts.
20. Write an essay on temples in the Deccan.
21. Why is Gandhara Sculpture so famous? Give details.
22. Write an essay on the Mughal School of Painting.