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. Bernard5 x1 o ]/ P# g; k% U4 F1 ^6 l1 D, y
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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.; M* ] o- Q7 L. ^ V3 s0 {, v8 }
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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. 4 H# @' K# v9 D J- s$ ?% M. c" s- T# |* r# ?: P