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 ' u! f9 @( u# ^ W1 I+ lJacques-Louis David ' p: M) D" @' E L* V) h# J4 V 7 l3 E4 J7 s9 B" Q. j; W* D7 G3 MThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801. N0 B# Z7 X( U: Y- Y- g5 V+ M
9 N V3 w: I7 ~, 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.8 ~+ L0 u2 R5 S+ ]: u+ B