portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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& M6 d' D# i4 {6 Z+ |9 TThis 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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8 O; H6 ]. T8 O0 k: W) n' G! 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.4 Y3 i/ j. H2 Q6 K' L$ E9 X

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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" p6 G5 Q+ O6 k) i0 Nu are right , his food was poisoned by the british