BRIL, PAUL (1554-1626), Flemish painter, born at Ant werp. On the death of his brother Matthew (1550--84), Paul suc ceeded to his pensions and employments at the Vatican. He painted landscapes with a depth of chiaroscuro then little prac tised in Italy, and introduced into them figures well drawn and finely coloured. One of his best compositions is the "Martyrdom of St. Clement," in the Sala Clementina of the Vatican.