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. Bernard4 [8 A! u% l" _- X. V7 p; o
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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. 7 ^2 L& n) r6 B. K- c* R' O$ ]; L: {- V- }2 V
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. * r _! R- z( T& C4 f1 q: |- }, c, w' Z' j
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0 Z- a3 Q0 q. E1 k* s4 i. B[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]