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. Bernard5 x, |# S6 p. X1 V2 q
Jacques-Louis David ! b! e# q9 s* t; z" e' z( k; B' R . ^) N% s# O% O9 Z: O) ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. ( N+ z; G J8 u8 A S2 G; j* J0 ?6 h! ` e7 k
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." M$ Y- y: t2 {