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. Bernard9 ^/ E' Y0 p9 }: J x
Jacques-Louis David . O$ Q: j6 I3 C 4 ~, }1 d3 f6 o6 h }, XThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.1 F/ o1 U$ e. F( p- ~
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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.7 \' F3 I9 @. v- S i" N
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