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. Bernard ; ~% j7 Q# F; h. R; KJacques-Louis David - J" e6 C" n+ X _9 @$ ` 9 K( F) f1 u1 A) K u% y+ n: uThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.; J1 T* X7 S! {1 w5 i5 v+ M) s+ K
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Like 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.8 W6 q% \& C6 v/ y- P. E2 _
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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]
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