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. Bernard6 m9 {1 k7 W1 q
Jacques-Louis David 5 h# f5 Y0 M0 ~+ E$ k, n: a4 B; t
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. % x+ D" ^! N, ~3 P: O# M: y( N* v5 E' O) n; |* q
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.7 Y! T' N3 m9 t' V/ \! T% V