portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard  a) G& S0 h1 w4 d2 y7 ^
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3 D1 R1 @4 u% M8 nThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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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.% L; Y) O7 P9 x( w

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. I( y+ g6 ^$ s% U[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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