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# Branches of Visual Arts
Branches of Visual Arts is chapter 17 in Madhurima, a CBSE Class 9 book for the subject Arts on Edzy.

## Knowledge Snapshot
| Field | Details |
| :--- | :--- |
| Board | CBSE |
| Curriculum | CBSE |
| Class | Class 9 |
| Subject | Arts |
| Book | Madhurima |
| Chapter | Branches of Visual Arts |
| Chapter Number In Book | 17 |
| Chapter Slug | branches-of-visual-arts |
| Pages | 217-224 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Source PDF | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/5f6c95b0-5e2c-40a8-8e16-a1292e67984f.pdf |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-17 |

## Chapter Overview
In this chapter, you will learn about the various branches of Visual Arts, such as Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, Applied Arts and Design, Heritage Crafts, and Arts Research and Management, along with insights into related careers.

## Topic Inventory
| No. | Topic ID | Topic |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 | 6a58a601b97f97a8a73285f1 | Introduction to Visual Arts |
| 2 | 6a58a601b97f97a8a73285f6 | Painting |
| 3 | 6a58a601b97f97a8a73285fb | Sculpture |
| 4 | 6a58a601b97f97a8a7328600 | Printmaking |
| 5 | 6a58a602b97f97a8a732860c | Photography |
| 6 | 6a58a602b97f97a8a7328633 | Applied Arts and Design |
| 7 | 6a58a602b97f97a8a732863d | Heritage Crafts |
| 8 | 6a58a602b97f97a8a7328649 | Arts Research and Management |

## Topic-Wise Extracted Content
### Introduction to Visual Arts
The Visual Arts comprise a broad range of art and design practices. When people say that they are visual artists, it is usually followed by the question, ‘What kind of visual arts?’

### Painting
Drawing and painting involve creating pictures on two-dimensional surfaces using mediums like pencils, pens, pastels, inks, oil paints, watercolours, acrylic paints, tempera, and natural dyes on surfaces like paper, fabrics, and walls. Notable artists include Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-gil, Ganga Devi, Jivya Soma Mashe, Ram Kumar, and Raja Ravi Verma.

### Sculpture
Sculpture involves creating three-dimensional artwork using materials such as clay, wood, stone, metal, and recycled materials. Renowned artists include Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury, Amarnath Sehgal, Ramkinkar Baij, and Meera Mukherjee.

### Printmaking
Printmaking techniques allow artists to create multiple editions of artwork. Common processes include woodcut, lithography, and screen printing. Prominent printmakers include Chittoprasad Bhattacharya and Krishna Reddy.

### Photography
Photography encompasses creating artwork using digital tools and cameras, differing from photojournalism. Notables in fine art photography include Lala Deen Dayal and Umrao Singh Sher-gil.

### Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts pertain to design disciplines such as graphic and product design, focusing on functional and visual communication solutions. Influential figures include Dashrath Patel and Satyajit Ray.

### Heritage Crafts
Heritage crafts involve handcrafting various objects and fabrics. Distinguished artists include Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and Pupul Jayakar, who contributed to crafts revival.

### Arts Research and Management
This area intersects with Art History, focusing on the study of art development and includes aspects of museum management and preservation.

## Important Chapter Facts
* The chapter is Branches of Visual Arts.
* The chapter number in the book is 17.
* The subject is Arts.
* The book is Madhurima.
* The class is Class 9.
* The source PDF is https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/5f6c95b0-5e2c-40a8-8e16-a1292e67984f.pdf.
* The chapter covers pages 217-224.
* The chapter page count is 8.
* The topic list includes various branches of visual arts.

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| Last Updated | 2026-07-17 |