Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 2 June 2025
Morning (Time: 3 hours)
Paper
reference 9HT0/02
History of Art
Advanced
PAPER 2: Periods
Question Booklet
Do not return this Booklet with the Answer Booklet.
2025 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE History of Art Advanced PAPER 2: Periods Combined Question Paper & Final Marking
Scheme
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, Answer parts (a) to (d) of the TWO questions for which you have been prepared.
Write your answers in the answer booklet.
Question 1: Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420–1520)
1 (a) Explain the ways in which materials and techniques have been used to convey
meaning in one sculpture from this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which line has been used in one painting from this period.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the influence of patronage on two buildings, each in a
different city state.
(15)
(d) ‘The ideals of the Renaissance were best expressed through mythological works
of art.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art/architecture
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 1 = 55 marks)
Question 2: Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597–1685)
2 (a) Explain the ways in which light and tone contribute to the meaning in one
painting from this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which the appearance of one sculpture has been influenced
by the social and cultural factors of its time.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the design and structure of two secular buildings built
during this period. One of your examples must be Italian and one from another
European country.
(15)
(d) ‘Meaning is more successfully conveyed in painting than in sculpture of the
Baroque period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 2 = 55 marks)
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,Question 3: Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848–99)
3 (a) Explain the ways in which patronage has influenced the appearance of one
building constructed during this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one painting from this period is associated
with Realism.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the meaning and/or purpose of two landscape paintings
produced during this period. One of your examples must be by a British artist and
one by a French artist.
(15)
(d) ‘Historical subjects (such as religious, mythological and literary) were not
compatible with the aims of the avant-garde at this time.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 3 = 55 marks)
Question 4: Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900–39)
4 (a) Explain the ways in which one sculpture produced during this period experiments
with materials and techniques.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one building by a French architect has been influenced
by the period in which it was constructed.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the representation of modern urban life in two paintings
from this period. One of your examples must be by a French artist and one by a
non-French artist.
(15)
(d) ‘It was an outright rejection of the past that drove artistic innovation in
this period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art/architecture
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 4 = 55 marks)
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, Question 5: Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960–2015)
5 (a) Explain the ways in which one 2D work of art produced in this period has been
influenced by social factors.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one example of architecture from this period has
features associated with Brutalism.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the use of and/or representation of objects in two 3D works
of art from this period. One of your examples must be by a British artist and one
by an American artist.
(15)
(d) ‘The human figure no longer offered scope for innovation in art of this period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 5 = 55 marks)
TOTAL FOR PAPER = 110 MARKS
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Monday 2 June 2025
Morning (Time: 3 hours)
Paper
reference 9HT0/02
History of Art
Advanced
PAPER 2: Periods
Question Booklet
Do not return this Booklet with the Answer Booklet.
2025 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE History of Art Advanced PAPER 2: Periods Combined Question Paper & Final Marking
Scheme
Turn over
P73014A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1
, Answer parts (a) to (d) of the TWO questions for which you have been prepared.
Write your answers in the answer booklet.
Question 1: Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420–1520)
1 (a) Explain the ways in which materials and techniques have been used to convey
meaning in one sculpture from this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which line has been used in one painting from this period.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the influence of patronage on two buildings, each in a
different city state.
(15)
(d) ‘The ideals of the Renaissance were best expressed through mythological works
of art.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art/architecture
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 1 = 55 marks)
Question 2: Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597–1685)
2 (a) Explain the ways in which light and tone contribute to the meaning in one
painting from this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which the appearance of one sculpture has been influenced
by the social and cultural factors of its time.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the design and structure of two secular buildings built
during this period. One of your examples must be Italian and one from another
European country.
(15)
(d) ‘Meaning is more successfully conveyed in painting than in sculpture of the
Baroque period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 2 = 55 marks)
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,Question 3: Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848–99)
3 (a) Explain the ways in which patronage has influenced the appearance of one
building constructed during this period.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one painting from this period is associated
with Realism.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the meaning and/or purpose of two landscape paintings
produced during this period. One of your examples must be by a British artist and
one by a French artist.
(15)
(d) ‘Historical subjects (such as religious, mythological and literary) were not
compatible with the aims of the avant-garde at this time.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 3 = 55 marks)
Question 4: Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900–39)
4 (a) Explain the ways in which one sculpture produced during this period experiments
with materials and techniques.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one building by a French architect has been influenced
by the period in which it was constructed.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the representation of modern urban life in two paintings
from this period. One of your examples must be by a French artist and one by a
non-French artist.
(15)
(d) ‘It was an outright rejection of the past that drove artistic innovation in
this period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art/architecture
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 4 = 55 marks)
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, Question 5: Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960–2015)
5 (a) Explain the ways in which one 2D work of art produced in this period has been
influenced by social factors.
(5)
(b) Explain the ways in which one example of architecture from this period has
features associated with Brutalism.
(5)
(c) Explore and evaluate the use of and/or representation of objects in two 3D works
of art from this period. One of your examples must be by a British artist and one
by an American artist.
(15)
(d) ‘The human figure no longer offered scope for innovation in art of this period.’
How far do you agree with this statement? To support your answer, you must
refer to:
• named works of art
• your critical text(s).
(30)
(Total for Question 5 = 55 marks)
TOTAL FOR PAPER = 110 MARKS
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