What was rembrandt harmenszoon van rijn life like

Rembrandt's parents marry in the reformed Pieterskerk in Leiden.

Rembrandt's fater, Gerritsz van Rijn (the river Rijn)was the only member of his family who converted from Catholicism to Protestantism (after ).

Rembrandt's mother, Neeltgen Willemsdr.

van Zuytbrouck, was the daughter of a baker (after ).

Rembrandt's parents had 10 children , two died in infancy. Rembrandt was the 8th child. In , 4 children were still living: a shoemaker, a baker, Rembrandt, and a daughter.

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, July 15

Rembrandt is born.

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Rembrandt van Rijn attends the Latin School to prepare for admission to Leiden University.

, May 16

Enrolls in the University (2 months before his 14th birthday).

Already attending Latin school.
The school trained their students in grammar and rhetoric. Lessons were based on classical literature. Rembrandt received a thorough grounding in classical and biblical stories. In the States of Holl