portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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/ `' J' f( a" J7 h' g$ LThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.2 Q% j4 @( k5 |. S1 h! G  `# U

' b. s# S( y% |6 H) b0 RLike 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 L" y! o! A% D0 F
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& a, x7 Y+ y/ `* T. n[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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" B3 V6 T) l2 k7 s即係拿破倫ng係病死

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( ~$ O2 s. {5 b0 `u are right , his food was poisoned by the british