The volume pays homage to Robert Mapplethorpe through an unusual comparison with Wilhelm von Gloeden and the Alinari brothers: an evocative and at times precise juxtaposition that reveals recurring common themes.

The interest in antiquity and the sculptural approach to the medium live again in the choice of subjects, in the setting of poses and in the suspended atmospheres of the compositions, leading to the discovery of an unconventional idea of beauty and eros.