Pearson Edexcel A Level History Of Art Paper 1 2025 Ms

Get the official Pearson Edexcel A-Level History of Art Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series (9HT0/01). This examiner-approved PDF contains the complete AO1, AO2 and AO3 assessment criteria, level descriptors, indicative content, critical-text references and detailed examiner guidance used to award marks in the live Summer 2025 examination.

This mark scheme explains the exact analytical standards required for top-band responses in visual analysis, thematic essay writing and contextual interpretation across painting, sculpture and architecture. It includes examiner guidance for Section A 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, alongside detailed indicative content for thematic essays on Nature in Art and Architecture, Identities in Art and Architecture, and War in Art and Architecture. The document references major artists, architects and theorists including Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, Rachel Ruysch, Antoni Gaudí, Frida Kahlo, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Kenzo Tange, Jenny Holzer and Jeremy Deller. It also provides detailed level descriptors showing how examiners reward contextual knowledge, visual interpretation, critical judgement and integration of scholarly views. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to examiner-standard A-Level History of Art revision.

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 aiming to understand how examiners reward visual analysis, contextual interpretation, thematic comparison and scholarly evaluation in high-level History of Art essays.

It is equally useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting advanced History of Art revision at home. The mark scheme can be used to standardise essay marking, run examiner-style feedback sessions, assess AO1/AO2/AO3 performance, moderate analytical responses and identify weaknesses in contextual analysis, critical judgement, visual language and thematic argumentation.