Maria de Knuijt
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Maria de Knuijt
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Maria Simonsdr de Knuijt was a patron of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. She provided support and financial assistance to Vermeer throughout his career. De Knuijt was married to Pieter van Ruijven, a wealthy citizen of Delft, Netherlands. Pieter had been identified as Vermeer's main patron, owning more than half of Vermeer's oeuvre. Scholarship in 2023 identified de Knuijt as the main patron, as she had known him for some time and was more directly involved with the artist. After van Ruijven
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Dutch art patron (died 1681)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_de_Knuijt
date created:
2023-02-25T15:59:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T06:00:58Z
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