portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard) q4 C0 v, {, Y1 N
Jacques-Louis David/ m$ [2 k+ z4 l# X) W. T
9 P. i( z& [! ?$ |8 N5 R
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801." c+ p  R1 h# o6 N0 k9 C* ~
, G% B- ?" R( c7 |' k; }6 H  X6 ]
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.
2 B, r: Q6 i. w4 z& l/ |" G+ W% F" K* T

; o" P& |5 |$ W1 P& S  Y1 J: ?/ P  @
http://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc9 [# J; ]; v8 A7 n% C
2 X$ ]9 m: M: W# u
[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
) g- _) F8 X! b  N% G7 H" K有'呸傷'
4 B: j' T# p# M( X即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
3 N7 v; k* L+ m8 D: d/ J7 J4 S9 K3 S 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
. O* y* r( m. X" a, j: n, J$ r- R有'呸傷'0 n5 D9 K4 w" N1 q
即係拿破倫ng係病死

9 R9 v8 m5 Z9 x, Z
" f0 O6 J1 t  ?9 V

9 ]* I% {1 a2 x. p9 A% L! lu are right , his food was poisoned by the british