Pieter van Ruijven
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Pieter Claesz. van Ruijven (Delft, 1624 - Delft, August 7, 1674) is known as Johannes Vermeers patron. In 1657 he lent Vermeer two hundred guilders. It is not known if he had any trade or profession.[1] Like his father he worked for the city instution, the Camer van Charitate (1668-1672).
In 1653 he married Maria de Knuijt. The couple had one daughter called Magdalena, born in 1655. Magdalena van Ruijven married in 1680 Jacob Abrahamsz. Dissius, a bookbinder. His father owned a printing press on the Market square, close to Maria Thins.
Magdalena van Ruijven died in 1682 one year after her mother. Her spouse inherited most of her wealth, including 20 paintings by Vermeer. In 1683 the estate was divided by Dissius and his father.[2] In 1694 Abraham Dissius was buried, his son Jacob died the year after.
On May 16, 1696 twenty one painting by Vermeer were sold in an auction in Amsterdam.[3] These paintings brought a total of 1,503 guilders, about seventy guilders each. It is presumed the paintings were belonging 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.
[edit] References
- ^ His grandfather owned a brewery and had Remonstrant sympaties.
- ^ J.M. Montias (1989) Vermeer and his milieu, A web of social history, p. 254, 360.
- ^ Catalogus of naamlyst van schilderyen, met derzelver prysen, zedert ... 1752. tot ... 1768. ... openbaar verkogt. : Dienende tot een vervolg ... op de ... cataloguen door Gerard Hoet .../ Uitgegeeven door Pieter Terwesten, 1770, p. 34-36; J.M. Montias (1989) Vermeer and his milieu. p. 363-364.
[edit] External link
- http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
- http://www.essentialvermeer.com/clients_patrons/dissius_auction.html
