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.
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
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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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