Trubetzkoy, Paolo – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:33:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Alexander III https://equestrianstatue.org/alexander-iii/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1032 The equestrian statue of Alexander III sculpted by Paolo Troubetzkoy was unveiled in 1909. The statue, showing a corpulent Tsar on a very heavy horse, was hardly inaugurated, when it caused an intense public scandal. Petersburg society was divided. The more reactionary part of society was indignant. They said the caricature of the Tsar was … Continue reading "Alexander III"

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