portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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8 h" {3 W0 u" `- I$ m6 K3 r) RThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.+ W/ \$ b9 A! h- p* V! b
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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.3 L8 v5 @; S* k1 N* }
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[ 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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