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# e: p, V% @; x/ _* x7 N: ~) F6 Y
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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. k5 W6 R- v' 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. & E9 ?3 d& J- s8 V- b5 a8 T+ G & e/ \! K; B4 r . b+ F! u* Z% K% N2 d" O9 k& ~8 j- e9 @! r0 [0 r+ ?- V http://www.26fun.com/attachment.php?aid=138556&checkid=708dc; P. B1 _' _* {3 ?
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