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' {" G' c' F' d `$ k, E% }2 O, Q/ g
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! n8 w# H1 q* pThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. ( W5 N/ M% k% A8 s" J , H2 c/ R# K3 l7 F8 ULike 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.# |# W2 z2 B/ f
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