# Art and Power

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Simon Thurley CBE
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/art-and-power)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition.

## Lectures

1. [Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-art-and-power/7979b5b49e5e) (YouTube)
2. [Architecture, Images and Image-Making Under The Stuarts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-art-and-power/6427b41e5345) (YouTube)
3. [Art and Power in the English Aristocratic House](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-art-and-power/2211cfaea4aa) (YouTube)
4. [Crown, Country and the Struggle for Cultural Supremacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-art-and-power/97ccd07d4b93) (YouTube)