portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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; L4 L/ b" e0 @. F- I1 h$ fThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.6 S& {0 M6 k2 i/ A( D

& n. v  I! s! x" VLike 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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( J$ X% z$ O1 z[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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有'呸傷'
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, p, g2 S# D6 y# eu are right , his food was poisoned by the british