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, h8 j, ]' q: H
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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. ; D4 O! o4 J+ w7 U6 v% O5 u; m) A/ F# X3 t+ K
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. % c* U- f0 y# r5 V$ Q0 ^8 \4 _1 C% P% o. X