portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard* F$ G' ?% _( b; p8 o6 L
Jacques-Louis David
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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.
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& s0 g) B% B0 E4 P; O" cLike 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.
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# x& ^5 r, s1 h: R8 ^+ K5 C[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
: p1 Z( N4 r- q8 j 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含; v& Q4 A  l( T- C& y  x
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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/ U# P  U) E! X' {; c" |5 qu are right , his food was poisoned by the british