Bruegel

Breu·ghel

[broi-guhl, broo-; Flemish brœ-guhl]
noun
1.
Pie·ter the Elder [pee-ter; Flemish 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.
Also, Breu·gel, Brueghel, Bruegel.
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Brue·ghel

[broi-guhl, broo-; Flemish brœ-guhl]
noun
Also, Brue·gel.
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Breughel (ˈbrɔɪɡəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of Brueghel

Brueghel, Bruegel or Breughel (ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Jan (jɑn). 1568--1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
2.  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
3.  his son, Pieter, called the Younger. ?1564--1637, Flemish painter, noted for his gruesome pictures of hell
 
Bruegel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n
 
Breughel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n

Brueghel, Bruegel or Breughel (ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Jan (jɑn). 1568--1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
2.  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
3.  his son, Pieter, called the Younger. ?1564--1637, Flemish painter, noted for his gruesome pictures of hell
 
Bruegel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n
 
Breughel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n

Brueghel, Bruegel or Breughel (ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl, ˈbrɔɪɡəl, Flemish ˈbrøːxəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Jan (jɑn). 1568--1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
2.  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
3.  his son, Pieter, called the Younger. ?1564--1637, Flemish painter, noted for his gruesome pictures of hell
 
Bruegel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n
 
Breughel, Bruegel or Breughel
 
n

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