His father and his brothers Barent and Johannes were painters and, although not formally trained in art, Fabritius' ability gained him a place at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam.[20] The move to Amsterdam took place in 1641, the same year that Fabritius married his first wife, who came from a well-to-do family.[2] Following her death in 1643, he moved back to Middenbeemster, where he lived until the early 1650s, then to Delft, where he joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1652.[3]