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 verLoren van Themaat verLoren was made member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1942 he married Marijke Losecaat Vermeer, to whom he was married for over sixty years. Pieter verLoren van Themaat Pieter verLoren van Themaat (16 March 1916 – 4 July 2004) was a Dutch law professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice. VerLoren was born in Rotterdam in 1916. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Nijmegen, where his mother soon died while verLoren was only four years old. The family, part Dutch verLoren family then once again moved, this time