Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch artist born in 1606 in Leiden, Netherlands. He studied painting under Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburg and later shared a studio with Jan Lievens. In 1630, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam where he gained fame as a portrait artist. He married Saskia in 1634 and they had two children who died in infancy. Rembrandt purchased a house in Amsterdam in 1638. He continued painting and teaching pupils until his death in 1669 in Amsterdam.