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. S" V3 g$ \# ]
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8 z# |. f2 W# t! o$ ], z3 `% z: bThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. . R5 v: d9 I; L' d7 B* ^& S6 c* B9 v . ]# x1 T! G1 C" A) k: yLike 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.1 }( I" U6 r. z
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