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 ' [5 V4 I0 C! t5 }Jacques-Louis David3 Y/ k+ Z6 b/ w! K
& V2 N1 h- d4 O8 h5 D$ x# |This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. : X! C8 m1 [. N' X4 O2 l2 w $ n+ V/ o* c" t. {4 ?7 c) NLike 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. ! m. o5 g0 K, ^ : O4 Z# b# g1 H; S3 {* s1 H% K) w' @0 z9 x; l- i: Y