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 8 u! S: y( S3 BJacques-Louis David- K* O0 y1 a% {& H# b+ \
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. 9 u& z9 x8 A5 r$ r6 z 9 m) J; `2 V- U8 A kLike 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. - V/ [& b* u1 z1 z- v/ s- g+ A2 Z* s
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