PRESENTATION OUTLINE
early history
- he was born in Leiden, Netherlands.
He attended Latin school during his younger years, and enrolled at the University of Leiden two months before his fourteenth birthday.
Rembrandt became an apprentice to Jacob van Swanenburgh for three years, and then switched to Pieter Lastman for six months.
The earliest surviving painting of Rembrandt’s is The Stoning of Saint Stephen
In 1624, he opened his own studio in his home town, with his friend Jan Lievens.
Three years later, they started accepting students. One of his students, Gerard Dou, went on to be a famous painter in that area.
Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam after his father died in April of 1630.
Four years later, he married Hendrick’s cousin, Saskia van Uylenburgh. They were wed at the local church of St. Annaparochie. That same year, Rembrandt became burgess of Amsterdam.
One of his most famous paintings, The Blinding of Samson, was painted in 1636
n 1639, Rembrandt and Saskia move into a very prominent neighborhood. There, they had four kids. Rumbartus (1635), who died two months after being born, Cornelia (1638), who died three weeks after being born, a second daughter named Cornelia (1640), who died one week after being born, and then Titus (1642), the only one who lived. Unfortunately, Saskia died shortly after Titus was born due to Consumption.
That year, he painted the Night Watch, which is nicknamed that by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This is a scene of musketeers that are supposed to accompany Marie de Medici on her voyage.
Rembrandt hired a maid to help him raise Titus. Her name was Hendrickje Stoffels, and they had a daughter named Cornelia, who also lived to be an adult. They never married, but since they lived together, it was called a common law marriage.
In 1656, he filed bankruptcy, for his spending had increased even though his income had decreased. They moved out of the house into a more modest one, and Rembrandt was happy to leave the place that held all his bad memories.
Hendrickje died in 1663, but he still operated the gallery. In 1668, his son Titus was married. As fate would have it, he died six months later.
