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Brueghel

biographical name
Brue·​ghel | \ˈbrü-gəl, ˈbrȯi-, Dutch ˈbrœ-ḵəl\
variants: or Breughel

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family of Flemish painters including: Pieter circa 1525–1569 and his sons Pieter 1564–1638 and Jan 1568–1625

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