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 - z: W a( i. C, G$ }2 ~3 xJacques-Louis David0 ~2 _' {4 B8 b- [
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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. 6 c0 }. B& O& x( F, ^+ l K( z2 B7 j: u, k5 Z' H+ z
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.9 [5 X% I2 ~6 L
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