UK · Subject guide
History of Art
A-Level History of Art (Pearson Edexcel 9HT0) — the sole current GCE A-Level in History of Art.
01 · Overview
History of Art
A-Level History of Art (Pearson Edexcel 9HT0) — the sole current GCE A-Level in History of Art.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
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Visual analysis
Analysing the formal characteristics of an unseen painting, sculpture and building.
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Materials, techniques and processes
How media and methods of making in two dimensions, three dimensions and architecture shape meaning and developed over time.
- 03
Patronage, function and context
Patrons' motives and the social, political, religious and cultural functions driving art and architecture.
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Art-historical methods and critical texts
Engaging with critical texts and differing interpretations of art.
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Theme: Nature in art and architecture
Global approaches to nature across cultures, periods and media.
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Theme: Identities in art and architecture
Art expressing identity, including gender, status, ethnicity and nation.
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Theme: War in art and architecture
Representations and uses of war, conflict and commemoration.
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Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420-1520)
Illusionism, naturalism, humanism and patronage in the Italian Renaissance.
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Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597-1685)
Baroque art and architecture as religious and political persuasion.
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Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848-99)
Realism, Impressionism and Aestheticism.
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Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900-39)
European Modernism and the rethinking of art and architecture.
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Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960-2015)
Pop, Post-Modernism, mass media and body art.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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