Pieter Van Ruijven
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| Born | Delft |
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| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | August 7,1674 |
| Died | Delft |
| Netherlands | |
| Children | Magdalena van Ruijven |
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| ID | 791102 |
About Pieter Van Ruijven
Pieter Claesz. van Ruijven is best known as Johannes Vermeer's patron for the better part of the artist's career. Van Ruijven was the son of a brewer and a Remonstrant. In 1653 he married Maria de Knuijt. The couple had one daughter named Magdalena, born in 1655.
