Although some scientific evidence is lacking, it seems that D'Agata was Wilhelm von Gloeden's assistant for some time. The fact is that, for obvious reasons of proximity, he must have been well acquainted with the work of the German photographer but, while he does not seem interested in following his tracks on the theme of the landscape, it is that of the male nude that he is decisively inspired by. As it should always be, one should never directly compare the authors with each other, but in the case of the two photographs proposed here the analogy between the ways in which both posed their models is evident, which in one case allude to a strong sensuality and in the other evoke the atmospheres of that Magna Graecia that still fascinated despite the fact that, let's face it, some Kitsch drift.