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
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! [5 D- { A) d4 c5 {+ X ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. 8 X7 B& j9 Q8 `* C/ n 9 R2 y2 u" T; [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. & P7 p. b& v2 S2 F( l; J+ i! Y& Z ! t" R# H( f4 B& _5 ?4 B- ` ) u) Z1 j4 j" O& s# N/ r , [9 H1 w' J8 O6 J* P3 X# e: d" Ghttp://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc f8 _+ S, @$ a ( x, _# a6 D# {# q( l0 h[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]