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 m1 r$ Z) g" ]9 ~5 ]
Jacques-Louis David 6 D @8 U h3 b6 W. l : g% {: N: l. S$ N6 R4 ~This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.% U/ H; p! @2 N6 i0 e7 Y
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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.1 X4 q: m1 c& c8 n2 t7 l, |