Life Maria Thins
dirck van baburen, procuress, 1622, oil on canvas, museum of fine arts, boston. painting owned maria thins, mother-in-law of johannes vermeer, reproduced within 2 of own paintings.
maria thins apparently played important role in life. devotee of jesuit order in nearby catholic church, , seems have influenced johannes , catharina too. third son called ignatius, after founder of jesuit order. not known if children baptized in catholic church, because baptismal records period no longer extant.
in 1664 son willem, jobless bachelor, locked in institution after argument mother, , attacking pregnant sister stick. in 1665 maria thins entrusted son s property. not required law limit share legal minimum, mentioned had been calling names since youth.
in 1672 maria thins got financial difficulties: land near schoonhoven flooded prevent french army crossing dutch water line. in 1675 vermeer went on several business trips mother-in-law, first gouda, when husband had died, , amsterdam. there vermeer borrowed money fraudulently using name. shortly thereafter vermeer suffered referred frenzy , in words of wife, died. attributed stress caused financial difficulties. after vermeer s death, maria thins stated used income support struggling painter , growing family. received art of painting, 1 of finest, mysterious , famous paintings in history of western art. in 1676 lived in hague moved delft where, upon death, buried in protestant old church on 27 december 1680, next vermeer , son willem. burial record states died widow of rijnier bolnes. daughter catharina moved breda. catharina bollenes (bolnes) received holy oil , according records of roman catholic parish of st joseph, before being buried on 30 december 1687.
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