portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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4 h* u" T7 q8 CThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.0 {/ W$ m1 k  `" V% E

/ Z( k  W% f  e% ^$ @2 z$ H4 I# iLike 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.: P  F: a* i* a- x

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% v$ p( q& e# E  X+ U* Q8 k" Q[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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