portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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, Z, h: Z1 |! k. Y4 z, ]# ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.5 I( D7 ^, C2 S" v; i. y
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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.9 [/ G/ r; @$ ]

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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