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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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/ B& N1 e5 q7 XThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.$ I" `: {2 ]' |9 ?3 U) R

  H8 K4 j; ~9 j- xLike 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.) C/ t! {- c# [& e2 h# v: i
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' p1 `3 k7 w& N; E[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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