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 0 V3 o( z6 C3 q' \ G& K5 CJacques-Louis David7 k5 f1 G; w, x
% q2 N6 m8 a$ r8 o0 t+ @7 c: UThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.7 \" R% ^! G6 c6 A
( g; I3 B, \9 p: C4 DLike 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.' Q0 s4 @6 _0 l, M
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