Mark Scheme (Results)
November 2021
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In History of Art (9HT0)
Paper 2: Periods
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
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body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational,
occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit
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can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at
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November 2021
Question Paper Log Number 65685
Publications Code 9HT0_02_2111_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2021
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what
they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used
appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should
always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by
which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a
candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an
alternative response.
, Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420-1520)
Question Indicative content
1(a) AO targeting
AO1: 3 marks; AO2: 2 marks.
Marking instructions
Answers must apply the level descriptors in line with the general marking
guidance.
Markers should note that Level 1 contains no reward for AO2, and so is
restricted to AO1.
Indicative content guidance
The indicative content below exemplifies points that candidates may make, but
this does not imply that any of these points must be included. Other relevant
points must also be credited.
Indicative content
Example: Andrea Mantegna Lamentation over the dead Christ, c 1480
(tempera on canvas)
• The dead body of Christ is shown lying down, covered only by a sheet
over his lower torso. His pose exaggerates the pain and invites the
viewer’s empathy: with head propped up on pillow, hands and feet
angled to show stigmata.
• His suffering, with clear physical pain on forehead and in wounds on
hands and feet, dried skin offers a very different presentation of the
Christ from either Gothic or idealised images.
• Mantegna’s extreme foreshortening, shallow picture plane and the detail
of the trio of grieving heads of his mother Mary, St John the Evangelist,
and Mary Magdalen with jar of ointment, create a strong religious
message.
Level Mark Descriptor
0 No rewardable material.
Level 1 1 Knowledge and understanding are basic. [AO1]
No meaningful analysis or interpretation related to selected work.
[AO2]
Level 2 2–3 Knowledge and understanding are competent. [AO1]
Competent analytical and interpretative comments, linking to selected
work. [AO2]
Level 3 4–5 Knowledge and understanding are excellent, detailed and precise.
[AO1]
Excellent analytical and interpretative comments, linking to selected
work. [AO2]
November 2021
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In History of Art (9HT0)
Paper 2: Periods
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding
body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational,
occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit
our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you
can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at
www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved
in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages,
we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and
raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we
can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
November 2021
Question Paper Log Number 65685
Publications Code 9HT0_02_2111_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2021
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what
they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used
appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should
always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by
which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a
candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an
alternative response.
, Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420-1520)
Question Indicative content
1(a) AO targeting
AO1: 3 marks; AO2: 2 marks.
Marking instructions
Answers must apply the level descriptors in line with the general marking
guidance.
Markers should note that Level 1 contains no reward for AO2, and so is
restricted to AO1.
Indicative content guidance
The indicative content below exemplifies points that candidates may make, but
this does not imply that any of these points must be included. Other relevant
points must also be credited.
Indicative content
Example: Andrea Mantegna Lamentation over the dead Christ, c 1480
(tempera on canvas)
• The dead body of Christ is shown lying down, covered only by a sheet
over his lower torso. His pose exaggerates the pain and invites the
viewer’s empathy: with head propped up on pillow, hands and feet
angled to show stigmata.
• His suffering, with clear physical pain on forehead and in wounds on
hands and feet, dried skin offers a very different presentation of the
Christ from either Gothic or idealised images.
• Mantegna’s extreme foreshortening, shallow picture plane and the detail
of the trio of grieving heads of his mother Mary, St John the Evangelist,
and Mary Magdalen with jar of ointment, create a strong religious
message.
Level Mark Descriptor
0 No rewardable material.
Level 1 1 Knowledge and understanding are basic. [AO1]
No meaningful analysis or interpretation related to selected work.
[AO2]
Level 2 2–3 Knowledge and understanding are competent. [AO1]
Competent analytical and interpretative comments, linking to selected
work. [AO2]
Level 3 4–5 Knowledge and understanding are excellent, detailed and precise.
[AO1]
Excellent analytical and interpretative comments, linking to selected
work. [AO2]
