portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard& k( H. [, B9 n7 r
Jacques-Louis David
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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.! d. R7 M" Z3 n# X; m( l! m

/ E6 X% c" h& _' L5 |  ZLike 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.
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" K  J) S* `3 ~$ N[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
; P1 d# n: o1 _# j 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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: u$ Q/ n: `) N# q' X' i& }) d4 E即係拿破倫ng係病死

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& O0 u3 d: l) f5 J" Wu are right , his food was poisoned by the british