標題: portrait of Napoleon [打印本頁] 作者: tai1980 時間: 2005-3-3 06:34 AM 標題: portrait of Napoleon
[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard9 W, o/ n, J* x1 l
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l/ ?* w1 J4 xThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.; {- V3 P0 |1 K* e6 r
+ M0 ]6 W) z1 r) E! m/ eLike most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather. ( ^: H& D- ~: v0 y* H- [6 m$ I' u' M3 Z1 h5 @& A# m% U# _