portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard7 `1 O3 B  T5 D# C$ p' {) }
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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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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.  X, ^. D$ D1 Y: c; A9 C! P

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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