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 ' E8 ~4 l) i3 Y- `0 KJacques-Louis David" R. V1 [1 X/ i+ g' {0 U! ?: P; O8 O- O
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. 6 s1 D& E! o! f8 X, H ; G @; u6 x' B1 J5 U M% @6 e8 fLike 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. , s! G& N! k4 W5 R; N0 k( K- J8 @% e, o8 c% [9 s( }, I# p