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 6 Y1 ?" R! r; h) F3 wJacques-Louis David& M0 A: I; R u0 N4 D* B7 }
6 y" S. b# i, _! ?$ x7 a) HThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801." Y+ i3 w. Z- W* Q. U; P' R
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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. 9 A: s6 \/ y, y9 t, @2 y7 p9 a1 t6 q1 c) `/ ]) c
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