portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard+ `; M/ n8 _6 Q! v) J
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.! ~) y9 @. I& y) D

( p- N1 R) Q: _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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3 N5 H& R9 u2 v: D; _[ 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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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有'呸傷'
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$ m0 t& H7 y9 x+ C& o) u' ]u are right , his food was poisoned by the british