He was the ninth child of a wealthy family from Leiden. His father, Harmen Gerritsz. van Rijn, came from a family of millers who had settled in the city and who adopted the nickname Van Rijn since the [+]
He is son of Hendrick Bramer and Christynge Jans. Nothing is known about his training. The first documented fact about his biography is the journey he started through France and Italy in 1614. Around [+]