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* G. ?' l/ r5 c* ZJacques-Louis David8 [3 T! P4 s' k
- r ?7 ^- w1 H% JThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. n( D: F6 L4 r4 N+ M! y2 T, W# i $ A; V6 w; T& P, j$ n9 ULike 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. + |( o+ a7 l) o+ C% V6 A& J! ~8 B3 @; G. h2 j5 _/ D1 Y: l/ V8 E
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