Henriëtte Ronner-Knip – A Life Immersed in Fur and Feeling Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, born Henriëtte Knip on May 31, 1821 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, wasn’t simply a painter of animals; she was a chronicler of domestic intimacy, a keen observer of the quiet dramas unfolding within bourgeois homes. Her name became synonymous with cats – playful kittens tumbling amongst cushions, regal felines surveying their domains – but to define her solely by this subject matter would be to diminish the breadth of her talent and the fascinating complexity of her life. Born into a lineage steeped in artistic tra…