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, u% y4 d# o- A$ O3 U" ]& O0 K
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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. : p, ]7 W! I: u4 } # [+ G9 t( f0 {) ^/ dLike 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. ) L# N+ h2 ?7 Y3 ]8 L : W. N( O. l5 G0 U 2 S( M# T- l3 n- i : [% } ~* n( d5 z" Zhttp://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc ( s( ^9 u1 S7 T( }$ I6 ]* n6 b$ E8 \1 X4 }+ m5 _
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