[broi-guh
l, broo-; Flem. brœ-guhl] 
| 1. | Pie⋅ter the Elder [pee-ter; Flem. pee-tuhr] , (“Peasant Breughel”), c1525–69, Flemish genre and landscape painter. |
| 2. | his sons, Jan [yahn] , (“Velvet Breughel”), 1568–1625, and Pieter the Younger (“Hell Breughel”), 1564–1637?, Flemish painters. |
| Breu·ghel (broi'gəl, brōō'-, brɶ'-) See Brueghel. |
| Brue·ghel or Brue·gel also Breu·ghel (broi'gəl, brōō'-, brɶ'-) Flemish painter noted for his landscapes and his lively genre scenes, including Peasant Wedding (c. 1567). His son Pieter (1564-1638?), known as "the Younger," is primarily remembered for his copies of his father's works, while another son, Jan (1568-1625), is frequently called "the Flower Brueghel" or "the Velvet Brueghel" for the silky detail of his still-life paintings. |