portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard$ _( J6 O4 v+ ~" p
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 1801.8 P" A0 y5 ~5 L6 l- U

% b8 R: i2 O5 f* k5 v5 ^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.
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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:% s+ E; X$ s! b  m9 R
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含4 B( Y* {1 Z3 e- y$ Y: U
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2 y+ ^4 ]5 p1 D3 Eu are right , his food was poisoned by the british