標題: portrait of Napoleon [打印本頁] 作者: tai1980 時間: 2005-3-3 06:34 AM 標題: portrait of Napoleon
[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard 9 X% d; j# h" E7 eJacques-Louis David. [, N/ ?/ t+ I9 g' y3 s
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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. * G/ Z7 L; w( c# u) R5 t' ?. U2 i+ O4 X0 K) c6 Y
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. ) m+ B, @& p3 v1 d2 ^1 @* p+ B9 H8 m! v! ^/ o9 q% D