portrait of Napoleon

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, W" i  y, E1 nThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.) y( l- `+ w8 u& \- n0 ~

- V0 U3 c) j% J0 NLike 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/ E' D0 n8 a
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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
. j/ |9 ^# A6 }$ I. P 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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