Rembrandt Van Rijin

Rembrandt Van Rijn was born on the 15th of July 1606 in the town of Leiden, Dutch Republic. He was one of 9 children to Harmen Gerritszoon Van Rijn and Neeltgen Willemsdochter Van Zuytbrouck. As a young boy he went to Latin school and finished his education at the University of Leiden.  Van Rijn wasn't a stranger to death, his wife died after 8 years of marriage. Only one of his four children made it into adulthood. He is famous for his self portraits, illustrations of scenes from the bible and portraits of monarchs. Van Rijn died on the 4th of October 1669.