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 l- A; c1 O8 a3 A$ g9 d0 M! v( cJacques-Louis David 0 A4 j3 Y8 e$ w7 |; k [8 ^( }! z3 D2 _9 }1 _
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. 1 j$ m- x- q3 P( o+ e: V3 x* b# s0 ~$ j2 r4 B+ j
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.. L2 D; P. J. E' L' l' i