Coleção: Henriette Ronner-Knip

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip was a Dutch painter best known for her romantic depictions of animals. Ronner-Knip's paintings are characterized by their feathery brushstrokes and warm colors, which lend a sense of emotion to her depictions of dogs and cats, pictured playing or sleeping in domestic scenes. Born May 31, 1821 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, into a family of painters, her father gave Ronner-Knip her first lessons. The artist is also known to have painted several royal portraits, including the lapdogs of Marie Henriette of Austria and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Ronner-Knip’s work is primarily in private collections, but can also be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the National Gallery in London. She died on February 28, 1909 in Ixelles, Belgium.