Vietnam

This paper deals with the reception of Classical antiquity in Vietnam through intermediaries. While there were only a few indirect points of contact and transfer in antiquity, “classicizing” i.e., Greek and Roman imagery, found its way to Vietnam and then Indochina through French colonial rule over the territory. In particular, French ideas of liberty, aesthetics,… Continue reading Professor Sven Günther (IHAC, Northeast Normal University, Changchun) – Imperial and Post-Imperial Frames of Classicizing Iconography in Ho Chi Minh City