portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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+ M0 a) I/ `; R9 ?/ c, @# aThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.% p0 |0 H+ p- R8 F# M5 n: \4 N

3 e, o/ P7 d7 ~/ FLike 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.* Y7 O8 h" |8 X7 F, Z5 h) Q
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[ 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' f" h6 B8 O, P$ l/ ~' I
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
9 E6 o6 x( X$ O) K1 S! |5 | 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含3 J; `0 s  f) e# }" o" \0 [
有'呸傷'
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british