Adrian is a young provincial sculptor eager to assert his talent in the art world. Since his first exhibition in the capital, in a group of debutants, his personality leaps to the eyes of Gloria, a young art student looking for "her" artist. Between the two immediately an agreement is born and soon Gloria becomes for Adrian companion, inspiring source of his works as well as agent. But another critic falls in love with Adrian's work: Lulli, an internationally renowned intellectual. The man knows very well Gloria, having been first the guardian and then the lover, until the arrival of Adrian. But these passions only concern the girl who looks suspiciously at the interest of the famous critic for her partner. Adrian instead, thanks to the influence of Lulli, immediately savored the taste of success and decided to rely on the total control of the critic, giving life to a partnership that leads to the inevitable break with Gloria. But a shadow threatens the rise of the young man: on the occasion of the presentation of the exhibition that will definitively consecrate him as an artist, Gloria discovers that the work he presented hides a scandalous secret.