REMBRANDT HOUSE, History

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Rembrandt House Museum.

The house where Rembrandt lived in Amsterdam takes visitors on a journey through the art and the private life of the great painter.

Born in Leiden, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam in 1631, where he soon earned a reputation as a talented portrait artist, able to bring an original touch to any subject.

In Amsterdam, he met and married Saskia, a cousin of his housemate. The couple first moved to a rented apartment, and later, in 1639, decided to buy an entire building in what was becoming the Jewish neighborhood, although Rembrandt’s mother was Catholic and his father a Calvinist Protestant....