Karen Knorr

Karen Knorr invites herself into the intimacy of Eugène Delacroix’s last studio to establish a unique visual dialogue between contemporary photography and Romantic painting. The artist captures lions, horses, and peacocks that appear to escape from the master’s canvases to inhabit spaces charged with memory. This face-to-face highlights the shared fascination of both creators for the power and grace of the animal kingdom. Knorr’s photographs, of masterful precision, respond to Delacroix’s spirited sketches as a leader of Romanticism. Located at the heart of a secret garden, the Musée national Eugène Delacroix offers an ideal confidential setting to observe these imaginary encounters. It is a rare opportunity to see how modern lens reinterprets wild fauna through the centuries. A vibrant journey awaits art lovers in this preserved historical jewel.