from such fees, historians believe this is mostly due to his amazing skills and maybe a little to do with local common financial hardships of the people of that time. It was around this same time Johannes would meet a gentleman named Peiter van Ruijven, Mr. Ruijven would become a benefactor of Johannes and would come to buy most of the paintings Johannes would later come to paint. Johannes’ family would come to rely on the financial support of Peiter van Ruijven, his money would become very crucial; their very way of life depended on Mr. Ruijven’s love for Johannes artwork. , whose financial support was critical to Vermeer and his family. Johannes would be elected as head of the Guild of St. Luke on four separate occasions as he matured,
