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Saskia van Uylenburgh

1612 - 1642

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Saskia van Uylenburgh (West Frisian: Saakje fan Uylenburgh; 2 August 1612 – 14 June 1642) was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. In the course of her life, she was his model for some of his paintings, drawings, and etchings. She was the daughter of Rombertus Uylenburg, the mayor as well as the justice of the Court of Friesland. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saskia van Uylenburgh is the 240th most popular painter (down from 220th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 84th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Painter.

Saskia van Uylenburgh was a Dutch art dealer who married the painter Rembrandt van Rijn in 1634.

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Among painters, Saskia van Uylenburgh ranks 240 out of 2,023. Before her are Gabriele Münter, Pisanello, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Simon Vouet, John Collier, and Jan van Goyen. After her are Lawrence Alma-Tadema, George Grosz, August Macke, Jacopo Bassano, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, and Andrea Pozzo.

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Among people born in 1612, Saskia van Uylenburgh ranks 5. Before her are Murad IV, Dorgon, Wu Sangui, and Louis Le Vau. After her are Thomas Fairfax, Pierre Mignard, Antoine Arnauld, Samuel Butler, Peter Stuyvesant, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, and Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma. Among people deceased in 1642, Saskia van Uylenburgh ranks 5. Before her are Galileo Galilei, Cardinal Richelieu, Marie de' Medici, and Guido Reni. After her are Safi of Persia, Dmitry Pozharsky, Pieter van Laer, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Frans Francken the Younger.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Saskia van Uylenburgh ranks 92 out of 1,646. Before her are Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jan van Goyen (1596), and Gerard Kuiper (1905). After her are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Kees van Dongen (1877), Menno Simons (1496), Multatuli (1820), and Judith Leyster (1609).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Saskia van Uylenburgh ranks 16. Before her are Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), Dieric Bouts (1415), Petrus Christus (1410), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Jan van Goyen (1596). After her are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), and Carel Fabritius (1622).

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