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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijnborn: Leiden, Netherlands; 15 July 1606
died: Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 October 1669
alt spellings: rembrant
Here is a biographical outline of Rembrandt's life. The two numbers before each text entry are year and age of Rembrandt.
| 1606 | Rembrandt born; son of Harmen Gerritsz, a miller, and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Suytbrouck, daughter of a baker. He was 9th of 10 children; 7 survived childhood. | |
| 1614 | 8 | Rembrandt enrolls in the Latin School at Leyden. |
| 1620 | 14 | Rembrandt enrolls in Leyden University and begins an apprenticeship with Jacob Isaaksz van Swanenburgh. |
| 1624 | 18 | Rembrandt has a 6 month apprenticeship with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam |
| 1625 | 19 | Rembrandt returns to Leyden and set up as an independent painter with Jan Lievens (1607-74) |
| 1628 | 22 | Gerrit Dou(1613-75) becomes Rembrandt's first student... apprenticeship lasts until 1632 |
| 1629 | 23 | Costantijn Huygens visits Rembrandt and Lieven in Leyden. |
| 1630 | 24 | Rembrandt's father dies. |
Anna Accused by Tobit |
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Two Scholars |
Artist in his Studio
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Christ's Presentation |
Old Woman Reading |
Philosopher |
| 1631 | 25 | Rembrandt moves to Amsterdam |
| 1633 | 27 | Rembrandt is betrothed to Saskia van Uylenburgh(1612-42). |
| 1634 | 28 | Marriage on the 22nd of June. Joins the Guild of St. Luke in Amsterdam. |
| 1635 | 29 | Rembrandt rents a home where his first child Rumbartus is born. Rumbartus lives only 2 months. |
| 1637 | 31 | Rembrandt moves to Binnen-Amstel in the "sugar refinery". He gets Ferdinand Bol(1616-80) as an apprentice. |
| 1638 | 32 | Rembrant's second child, Cornelia, is born and dies less than a month later. |
| 1639 | 33 | Rembrandt moves into a great house in the Sint-Anthonisbreestraat. This is now called the Rembrandt House; the street is now named Jodenbreestraat. |
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Anatomy Lesson |
The Artist |
Cornelia Pronck |
Artemis |
Nude with a Smile
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Saskia as Flora |
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Belshazzar's Feast: |
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Sacrifice of Isaac
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The Artist and Saskia |
Danaë
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Archangel Leaving |
| 1640 | 34 | Rembrandt has a third child, Cornelia, who lives slightly longer than a month. Rembrant's mother dies and is buried 14th September. |
| 1641 | 35 | Rembrandt has a fourth child, Titus. He is baptised 22 September. |
| 1642 | 36 | Saskia dies on 14 June. Geertje Dircks employed by Rembrandt as a nurse for Titus. He begins a liaison with her. |
| 1647 | 41 | Hendrickje Stoffels(1625-1663) is employed as a maid servant. She later becomes Rembrandt's mistress. |
| 1649 | 43 | Geertje Direks sues Rembrandt for breach of promise. Has to pay her 200 guilders per year. |
Self |
Girl Leaning |
Buildings and River at Dawn |
Winter Scene |
Supper at Emmaus |
Supper at Emmaus |
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The Militia Company of |
The Little Children being |
| 1650 | 44 | Rembrandt has Geertje Direks detained in the women's house of correction in Gouda. |
| 1654 | 48 | Rembrandt has a girl by Hendrickje, Cornelia, who is baptized the 30th of October. In December he takes out a mortgage to pay off his house. |
| 1656 | 50 | Rembrandt transfers his house to Titus; inventory drawn up by a court of insolvency. |
| 1657 | 51 | First sale of Rembrandt's possessions. |
| 1658 | 52 | Rembrandt's house sold; another two sales of his possessions; he moves to a smaller house. |
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Aristotle Contemplating
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Woman Bathing |
Bathsheba with |
Anatomy Lesson of |
Titus |
Carcass of Beef |
Hendrickje Stoffels |
Self |
Old Lady |
The Jewish Bride |
Old Jewish Man |
| 1660 | 54 | Titus and Rendrickje form a company with Rembrandt as their employee to sell works of art. |
| 1663 | 57 | Hendrickje dies and is buried in Westerkerk, Amsterdam. |
| 1668 | 62 | Titus is married to Magdalena van Loo on 10 February. Titus dies and is buried 7 September in the Westerkerk. |
| 1669 | 63 | Titus' daughter, Titia, is born and baptized on 22 March. Rembrandt dies on 4 October and is buried 8 October in the Westerkerk. |
| Jacob Trip |
Conspiracy of Julius Civilis |
Self with |
Lucretia |
The Return of |
Self |
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