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 ) B" A" |1 ]& h: s7 I) hJacques-Louis David 4 J9 Y. Z# O9 C8 B) ]# B. T1 l: g9 L% M/ q' O; i
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.. r; v# T0 M$ H% c1 K
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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.4 [+ Y. I2 X) Z3 S