Three of his children did not live to adulthood

Rembrandt van Rijn, a well-known artist faced numerous challenges in his life, including the loss of three children before the birth of his son Titus. Saskia died when she was only twenty-nine years old, and Misfortune struck her again.

Rembrandt married Van Uylenburgh's niece Saskia (1612-1642), the daughter of a wealthy and prominent Frisian family, in 1633. The following year, they married. Rembrandt paid a large sum of money for a large house on Amsterdam's Sint-Anthonisbreestraat in 1639, at the height of his success. They had four children. However, in order to purchase the house, he had to borrow heavily, incurring debt that would eventually play a role in his financial three children died as inproblems in the mid-1650s. Because of the hardships at Rembrandt's house fants. Unfortunately, only Titus, the last child born, made it out alive. In June 1642, she (Sassyia) turned 30. Hendrickje Stoffels is hired as Titus' housekeeper after being introduced to the character of George Dircx (around 1649 in time). His wife died shortly after the birth of their last child, Titus. Tuberculosis was the cause of her death. Rembrandt fell in love with his housekeeper Hendrickje Stoffels twelve years later. Cornelia is the name the couple gave to their daughter. Stoffels died from a plaque when his son, who died a few years later, was only 26 years old.