Pearson Edexcel A Level History Of Art Paper 1 2025 Qp

Get the official Pearson Edexcel A-Level History of Art Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes question paper from the June 2025 examination series (9HT0/01). This examiner-issued PDF contains the complete original paper layout, all Section A visual-analysis tasks, thematic essay questions, architectural analysis prompts and high-resolution artwork references used in the live Summer 2025 examination.

This paper assesses advanced visual interpretation, contextual analysis and thematic understanding across painting, sculpture, architecture and cultural history. Section A includes detailed analysis questions on Judith Leyster’s A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel, Properzia de’ Rossi’s Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, and William Van Alen’s Chrysler Building. Section B explores major themes including Nature in Art and Architecture, Identities in Art and Architecture, and War in Art and Architecture, requiring candidates to reference named works, specified artists, critical texts and cross-period comparisons. Candidates are tested on visual composition, patronage, materials, techniques, symbolism, social identity, media representation and architectural function. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade A-Level History of Art revision and exam preparation.

This document is designed for Year 12 and Year 13 students preparing for the 2026 Pearson Edexcel A-Level History of Art examinations, including retake candidates targeting A and A* grades, sixth-form learners, foundation-art students and home-educated students studying visual culture, architecture and historical art movements. It is especially valuable for students refining formal visual-analysis techniques, contextual interpretation and thematic essay writing under timed exam conditions.

It is equally useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting advanced History of Art revision at home. The paper can be used to run timed mocks, practise comparative visual analysis, assess architectural interpretation skills, improve essay structure, standardise marking approaches and identify weaknesses in contextual analysis, thematic argumentation and artwork interpretation.