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; O: W7 Y& M. m$ K
Jacques-Louis David8 G' R2 ]9 G; ?2 E+ [3 _
5 ^& }! n2 M( F/ s9 d' y6 KThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. $ z ]2 B. C( y+ T+ K6 w5 ~; A q! l
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.1 R" o A0 m: w7 l" k# `; }! G0 \