Henriëtte Ronner-Knip - A Life Immersed in Fur and Feeling: The World of Henriëtte Ronner-Knip Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, born 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 stee…