標題: portrait of Napoleon [打印本頁] 作者: tai1980 時間: 2005-3-3 06:34 AM 標題: portrait of Napoleon
[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard ) F* O" s# D% s5 n/ v+ WJacques-Louis David ! ~+ X( F, p# C; g0 W3 [! n' d3 Z ( h8 }" c8 m4 g4 iThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. & D. q3 C) \" b; j4 S: K, `0 z% J2 m, C g
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.5 K+ b( Y& T! m, p3 q
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