portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard' L6 X+ Z$ Q+ K
Jacques-Louis David
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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.( G- K. X. u$ T. _( H4 j

) ?. C" ^- B2 X5 d! m# 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.6 s  v0 ]7 V7 Q/ Z
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' @5 y1 R- b7 ^3 A# N0 ^; E, D: Y[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:8 c" Q9 c* w7 m) \5 d, C- E
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british