Rembrandt's children
Staalmeestersbrug, View on Zuidkerk
Rembrandt and Saskia had four children together. However, three of them died before they were even one year old. All of them were buried at the Zuidkerk. Child mortality rate was high during the 17th Century in the Netherlands. Only 50% of children reach adulthood. And 80% of those who died were under the age of 5.
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Following the footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam
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