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 1 ~+ d* P) `7 q1 Q+ LJacques-Louis David 8 V. ~( e6 }0 [9 j0 N8 X5 L' Q8 E& ^# k. I
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.8 J3 Q2 n {: @5 R, G, T. g, G% B
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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. " s4 ?, d1 T# _" q! X8 b" X! K2 t8 `0 I