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 3 g1 I* b( A: Y# I/ NJacques-Louis David6 o2 t4 ^/ i3 ?! X
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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.) m6 A0 v: ~4 _' Q" ]1 O% Z9 x
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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 `2 g+ |8 L' U, D. n / j7 a8 k) m1 p$ a3 [; V( ^7 Y3 S- `/ ]/ Z