Picta Nilotica Romana

‘Voltan hat der in den letzten Jahrzehnten gewachsene Literatur über Ägypten und Ägyptenrezeption in der Antike ein nützliches und umfangreiches Buch hinzugefügt.‘ [translated] ‘Voltan has added a useful and extensive book to the literature on Egypt and the reception of Egypt in antiquity that has grown over the past decades.’ – Eric M. Moormann (2023): Bonner Jahrbücher 223

‘En conclusión, la obra Picta Nilotica Romana supone un excelente y riguroso estudio concebido de forma interdisciplinar, aunando y confrontando en él fuentes arqueológicas  y filológicas, en lo que sin duda ha influido la completa formación de la autora. En nuestra opinión, la doctora Voltan ha «traducido» y sintetizado para el lector un universo suma­mente complejo como es el de la pintura nilótica y lo ha presentado en este magnífico monográfico de cuidada edición y con una propuesta gráfica de gran utilidad para quien se acerque al estudio de este género pictórico. Tanto este trabajo como otros ya publicados (Bellucci y Voltan, 2022; Voltan, 2022a, 2022b, 2023) auguran un gran futuro para esta investigadora dentro de la pintura mural romana, parcela de la arqueología clásica que sin duda debe celebrar su ingreso.’ [translated] ‘In conclusion, the work Picta Nilotica Romana represents an excellent and rigorous study conceived in an interdisciplinary manner, combining and confronting archaeological and philological sources, undoubtedly influenced by the author's comprehensive training. In our opinion, Dr. Voltan has "translated" and synthesized for the reader an extremely complex universe, that of Nilotic painting, and has presented it in this magnificent monograph, carefully edited and with a graphic proposal of great usefulness for anyone approaching the study of this pictorial genre. Both this work and others already published (Bellucci and Voltan, 2022; Voltan, 2022a, 2022b, 2023) bode a great future for this researcher within Roman mural painting, a field of classical archaeology that certainly must celebrate her entrance.’ – Lara Íñiguez Berrozpe (2024): PYRENAE Volume 55 no. 2

‘In definitiva, Picta Nilotica Romana si configura come un importante esempio di ricerca interdisciplinare, fondata sull’integrazione di fonti archeologiche e filologiche, e contraddistinta da un impianto metodologico solido e innovativo. L’opera, di notevole spessore scientifico e valore documentario, testimonia la maturità scientifica dell’Autrice, che ha saputo rendere accessibile un tema di estrema complessità attraverso una
narrazione chiara, un efficace apparato grafico ed un apparato illustrativo di alta qualità. Questa monografia lascia infine intravedere un promettente percorso di ricerca futura, come confermano anche altre recenti pubblicazioni dell’autrice (Bellucci e Voltan, 2022 ; Voltan, 2022a, 2022b, 2023a), oltre a rappresentare un significativo contributo allo studio della pittura murale romana.’ [translated] ‘Ultimately, Picta Nilotica Romana emerges as an important example of interdisciplinary research, based on the integration of archaeological and philological sources, and distinguished by a solid and innovative methodological framework. The work, of considerable scientific depth and documentary value, demonstrates the scientific maturity of the Author, who has succeeded in making an extremely complex subject accessible through a clear narrative, an effective graphic apparatus, and a high-quality illustrative component. This monograph also hints at a promising path for future research, as confirmed by other recent publications by the author (Bellucci and Voltan, 2022; Voltan, 2022a, 2022b, 2023a), while also representing a significant contribution to the study of Roman wall painting.’ – Monica Baggio (2025)