portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard/ _% ?& C3 O/ m) i3 n! a
Jacques-Louis David
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+ K. l8 Y7 W+ c, x3 @This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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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.
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, J( c8 f/ ?, g- f/ Y! f[ 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:& Q- Z2 X; E7 P+ ~% a
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含2 t& s, ?/ M8 h5 f4 l$ n0 |
有'呸傷'
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1 a+ Q; N7 n) G! Nu are right , his food was poisoned by the british