The final decades of his life were plagued with financial troubles

One of the interesting facts about Rembrandt van Rijn that you may not have known is the final decades of his life were plagued with financial troubles. The young couple had purchased a newly built house in what was then one of Amsterdam's thriving districts, now known as the "Jewish Quarter." The house cost 13,000 guilders, which was a large sum at the time, so Rembrandt had to pay a large mortgage.

This, combined with the artist's lavish lifestyle, which saw him not only as an artist but also as an art collector and dealer, began to cause problems. This eventually led to his bankruptcy in 1656, from which he would never recover.

In the late 1640s, he did find new love when he began a relationship with a woman named Hendrickje Stoffels. She was initially his maid, and they had a daughter named Cornelia in 1654.

The house he shared with his first wife is now the "Rembrandt House Museum." He lived here between 1639 and 1656, and despite the fact that the interior has been renovated, it provides a clear insight into how the artist lived during this time.