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
Anna's Swedish Thins Anna's Swedish Thins Anna's Swedish Thins or (in Swedish) Annas Pepparkakor is a brand of Swedish ginger thin, produced by the Swedish company "AB Annas Pepparkakor" in Tyresö outside Stockholm. In November 2008, it was announced that the Belgian company "Lotus Bakeries" was taking over the company, with the intention of distributing the famous cookies all over Europe. The thins are marketed as being under Royal Warrant to the King of Sweden. The company was founded by the sisters Anna and Emma Karlsson in 1929 and has been owned by the Mattsson family since 1963. The company was appointed Purveyor