An exhibition at the Museo del Novecento in Milan is dedicated to reviving the legacy of sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy. The show, titled "Paolo Troubetzkoy: The Sculptor of the Belle Époque," features over 100 works, including portraits of famous figures like Leo Tolstoy and George Bernard Shaw, aiming to reintroduce this once-celebrated artist to a contemporary audience.
Troubetzkoy was a globetrotting society sculptor of the Gilded Age, famous for his vibrant, impressionistic bronze portraits of aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals. His work, which captured the energy of his era, fell into obscurity after his death in 1938, making this retrospective significant for reassessing his contribution to modern sculpture and understanding the international art networks of the early 20th century.