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
Pieter Cornelis Dommersen Pieter Cornelis Dommersen Pieter Cornelis Dommersen, born as Dommershuisen, (Utrecht, Netherlands, 6 December 1833 – Hexhem, England 18 November 1918 ) was originally a Dutch painter and watercolourist. He is also known as Pieter Cornelis Dommershuijzen and signed his work as P.C. Dommersen, or P.C.Dommershuisen and also P.C. Dommershuizen. Dommerson was born 6 December 1833 in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands as Pieter Cornelis Dommershuitzen, illegitimate son of Cornelia Dommershuitzen. He was the elder brother of the painter Cornelis Christiaan Dommersen. Pieter Cornelis moved from the Netherlands to England in around 1855. He married Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex on 29