Pieter van Ruijven had belonged to the Van Ruijvens, who had built up a large collection of paintings by Vermeer, three by Emanuel de Witte, four by Simon de Vlieger and one by Jan Porcellis. He is depicted as a predatory lecher in Tracy Chevalier's historical novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (1999), although there is absolutely no evidence of this. The 2003 film of the book also follows this characterization. Pieter van Ruijven Pieter Claesz. van Ruijven (Delft, 1624 – Delft, August 7, 1674) is best known as Johannes Vermeer's patron for the better part of the artist's career. Van Ruijven was
Vermeer (video game series) to be represented by intermediaries at auction. The global economic crisis and many other unforeseen events are troubling the players or offering opportunities and bringing him luck. Numerous gimmicks lighten up the game. Vermeer Vermeer 2 Vermeer 3 Vermeer (video game series) Vermeer is a series of strategy and business simulation video games launched in 1987 by ariolasoft. It contained three individual games between the original launch and 2004: "Vermeer" (1987), "Vermeer: Die Kunst zu erben" (1997), and "Vermeer: The Great Art Race" (2004). The name of the game series is reminiscent of the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. The game