portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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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.; Q! Q! d4 T, m) j$ d) A5 V7 ~% R8 m

: N: z+ t% D9 {+ gLike 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:
+ P( n, n) ^4 v; c3 i 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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' D% V! X' W4 P. H8 N$ ?# n7 ]u are right , his food was poisoned by the british