Saskia van Uylenburgh ( August 2 , 1612 - June 14 , 1642 ) was the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn and the model for some of the great artist 's paintings and drawings . Saskia van Uylenburgh ( August 2 , 1612 , Leeuwarden , Friesland â `` June 14 , 1642 ) was the daughter of a Frisian mayor and became the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn , the son of a wealthy miller from Leiden .