Breughel

or Breu·gel, Brue·ghel, Brue·gel

[ broi-guh l, broo-; Flemish brœ-guh l ]
/ ˈbrɔɪ gəl, ˈbru-; Flemish ˈbrœ gəl /

noun

Pie·ter the Elder [pee-ter; Flemish pee-tuh r] /ˈpi tər; Flemish ˈpi tər/, Peasant Breughel,c1525–69, Flemish genre and landscape painter.
his sonsJan [yahn] /yɑn/, Velvet Breughel,1568–1625, and Pieter the Younger (“Hell Breughel”), 1564–1637?, Flemish painters.

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Definition for bruegel (2 of 2)

Brueghel

or Brue·gel

[ broi-guh l, broo-; Flemish brœ-guh l ]
/ ˈbrɔɪ gəl, ˈbru-; Flemish ˈbrœ gəl /

noun

Breughel.
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British Dictionary definitions for bruegel (1 of 2)

Breughel
/ (ˈbrɔɪɡəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of Brueghel

British Dictionary definitions for bruegel (2 of 2)

Brueghel

Bruegel or Breughel

/ (ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl) /

noun

Jan (jɑn). 1568–1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
his father, Pieter (ˈpiːtər), called the Elder . ?1525–69, Flemish painter, noted for his landscapes, his satirical paintings of peasant life, and his allegorical biblical scenes
his son, Pieter, called the Younger . ?1564–1637, Flemish painter, noted for his gruesome pictures of hell
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