Breughel the Elder
- proper noun
- The works of Breughel the Elder are famous for their detailed depictions of peasant life.
Examples
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Art historians often compare Breughel the Elder with other Renaissance masters.
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A major exhibition of paintings by Breughel the Elder was held at the museum.
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Look at Breughel the Elder!
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The works of Breughel the Elder are celebrated for their detail.
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Many art lovers appreciate the landscapes painted by Breughel the Elder during the Northern Renaissance.
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The intricate details in Breughel the Elder's paintings provide a vivid glimpse into 16th-century peasant life.
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Art historians often highlight the influence of Breughel the Elder on later European artists.
Synonyms
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A Flemish painter known for detailed village and landscape scenes
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A Flemish painter known for detailed scenes of peasant life and landscapes
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A 16th-century painter from Flanders who painted detailed landscapes and village life
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A famous painter from Flanders in the 1500s who painted village and farm life
A Flemish painter from the 1500s who painted detailed landscapes and scenes of village life
A Flemish painter from the 1500s known for detailed landscapes and village life scenes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Breughel + the + elder
This is a compositional name phrase: 'Breughel' (a proper name) combined with the post-name adjective 'the Elder' transparently signals the older/earlier person named Breughel. The meaning (an older/earlier Breughel, i.e. a specific individual rather than an idiomatic sense) is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a cross-linguistically common naming pattern.
Etymology
Breughel the Elder is the name for a famous Flemish painter known for detailed pictures of village and peasant life. He is called 'the Elder' because his son had the same name and also became a painter, so the label tells us which Breughel we mean.