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Rembrandt and Hendrickje lived together as common law husband and wife until her death in 1663. [7] Initially, Rembrandt's unwillingness to marry Hendrickje had a pecuniary motive: by marrying her he would have forfeited the inheritance of his first wife Saskia van Uylenburgh. Even with this inheritance he had major financial problems, but ...
Rembrandt hired Geertje Dircx as a wetnurse; in 1649 she expected him to marry her. The next year Rembrandt had her locked up in a house of correction when Hendrickje Stoffels became his new housekeeper and mistress. In 1662 Rembrandt, having been in financial trouble for several years, sold Saskia's grave. Hendrickje died the following year.
Woman Bathing or A Woman Bathing in a Stream is a c.1654 painting by Rembrandt, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1831.It was probably modelled on Rembrandt's partner Hendrickje Stoffels, and represents a woman in a vulnerable state, stepping into her bath. [1]
Rembrandt's Wife is a chamber opera composed by Andrew Ford with libretto by Sue Smith. It explores the relationships of Dutch artist Rembrandt with three women: the death of his wife Saskia , the madness of his former lover Geertje Dircx and his muse to be, Hendrickje Stoffels .
Rembrandt never married Hendrickje because a provision in the will of his first wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, threatened his income. [3] He was not allowed to remarry if he wanted to inherit her fortune or see their son, Titus. Titus was the sole survivor out of three children, two of whom died shortly after birth.
Flora or Saskia as Flora (Bode 336; Dut. 267; Wb. 412; B.-HdG. 189) is a 1634 oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt, depicting his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh as the goddess Flora. It is held by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Titus van Rijn (22 September 1641 – 4 September 1668) was one of two children of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn who survived to adulthood, and the only such one from his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh (out of four) — the other being Cornelia, from his relationship with Hendrickje Stoffels. He is known as a model in his father's paintings and ...
In May 1649 she and Rembrandt quarreled, probably as a consequence of Rembrandt's new relationship with his housekeeper Hendrickje Stoffels.The couple separated and Rembrandt came to an agreement with Geertje that he would pay her 160 guilders, plus an annual stipend of 60 guilders for the rest of her life, as long as she did not change her will which named Titus as her heir. [5]