Definitions

1. noun

a member of a family of Flemish painters that included Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Pieter Bruegel the Younger, known for their landscapes and genre scenes.

“The museum displayed works by the Brueghel family, which included some of their most famous paintings.”

2. proper noun

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569), a Flemish painter, or his son Pieter Bruegel the Younger (c. 1564-1638), also a painter.

“The Brueghel’s paintings often depicted everyday life in 16th-century Flanders.”