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 8 R6 r4 c$ y$ R5 f! }4 fJacques-Louis David 2 n5 M) D/ g3 p R! ~0 A( v2 r3 Y- Y
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. 1 D% Z7 b4 q. C% `: u; p, ^3 [$ g/ `1 s! \
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. 2 ]% Q* K- A6 z8 w* ^& @ 1 U0 m1 z, z4 x; x 8 {5 _4 V, T2 o: k) E$ b+ {, @ ; Z( ], P% W% \7 Qhttp://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc. H6 L5 g7 j* O1 X
7 J7 a t4 {& m! n2 n% {[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]