RABAT - The French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) has returned to Morocco. Almost 190 years after his trip to the North African kingdom, he is back through paintings and collectibles immortalising his Moroccan journey. The painter was in the country for six months as part of the diplomatic mission of Charles-Henri-Edgar, Comte de Mornay. The exhibition “Delacroix, Memories of a Journey to Morocco” opened recently the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, the first of its kind in Africa and the Arab world. The exhibition was organised by the National Foundation of Museums and the National Museum of Eugène Delacroix, which is affiliated with the General Foundation of the Louvre Museum.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 08, 2021 14:48 UTC