portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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' F: K1 A1 z2 t( v  ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.+ l" E4 W* `/ \" g2 E; B

! C( B- L. \; t& q+ lLike 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.8 g" y; ^! U- w# R6 ]

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. j+ _$ A2 H3 \$ _3 @9 C9 J[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:% [3 R) P( @1 Q) E/ G; V
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3 M6 Z& t% a* V, lu are right , his food was poisoned by the british