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 Y% r7 g3 Q" a+ R8 i) c* {% a
Jacques-Louis David: W6 M3 F C8 J- ~( B3 h
6 @6 h8 v' }: z3 P4 [* Q# u0 }
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 C6 D0 F' O/ {& e. n8 w0 ^7 K& n
: W: E! O6 K6 x( b/ ^0 e
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. 3 |7 w8 l8 K" V' s# N6 ] - i. s* v0 n1 y5 |: [' H0 k- j' B % p1 P4 T2 l- I+ B4 |& j [% L; U& e# @ http://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc0 m$ w7 {8 S7 W3 U+ S) I, q3 } q
/ a/ H9 ^3 K- Q3 `" S% Q7 M. _; B, F
[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]