Arles

[ ahrlz; French arl ]

noun

1. a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.

Arles

/ arl; ɑːlz /

noun

1. a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 50 513 (1999)
2. Kingdom of Arles
   a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200

Example Sentences

Painted in Arles in the south of France in August 1888, van Gogh's painting shows 15 sunflowers standing in a yellow pot against a yellow background.

From BBC

The Times called it a "once-in-a-century" show, while The Guardian said it was a "riveting rollercoaster ride from Arles to the stars".

From BBC

The artwork belongs to series of four extraordinary sunflower still lifes that Van Gogh created in less than a week during the summer of 1888 in Arles in the south of France, when a cold northerly wind prevented him from working outdoors.

From BBC

The story of how van Gogh, a lonely spirit who longed for companionship, invited Gauguin to stay with him in the Yellow House in Arles has often been recounted.

From New York Times

The Met exhibition unfolds slowly, with cypresses initially poking up as generic foliage in the far distance of his landscapes from Arles.

From New York Times