Rabat, June 24 -- On Wednesday, June 19, in Paris, the President of the Louvre Museum Jean-Luc Martinez and the chairman of Morocco's National Museums Foundation ( FNM ) Mehdi Qotbi signed an agreement stating that the works of French artist Eugene Delacroix will come to Rabat.

The exhibition of Eugene Delacroix's works will be held at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat in spring 2020, according to the agreement.

An iconic artist heavily influenced by Morocco

Eugene Delacroix, born in 1798 in Paris, is known for being one of the founding fathers of French romanticism. His illustrious artistic career was particularly marked by a diplomatic mission to Morocco in 1832, which the upcoming exhibition will focus o...