The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles

E379618

oil painting painting

The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting the inner garden of the old hospital in Arles, characterized by its vivid colors and expressive brushwork from his productive period in the city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles canonical	2
The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles	1
The Hospital Garden in Arles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3657191 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles
Context triple: [Arles period of Vincent van Gogh, notableWorkCreated, The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles]

A. The Street, Arles
The Street, Arles is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting the everyday life and architecture of a street scene in Arles, France.
B. Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
C. The Public Garden (Arles)
The Public Garden (Arles) is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a lush public park in the French town of Arles, created during his prolific stay there in 1888.
D. The Langlois Bridge at Arles
The Langlois Bridge at Arles is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a drawbridge near Arles, celebrated for its bright colors and depiction of Provençal rural life.
E. Houses at L’Estaque
Houses at L’Estaque is an early 20th-century painting by Georges Braque that marks a pivotal step toward the development of Cubism through its fragmented forms and simplified geometric structures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles
Target entity description: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting the inner garden of the old hospital in Arles, characterized by its vivid colors and expressive brushwork from his productive period in the city.

A. The Street, Arles
The Street, Arles is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting the everyday life and architecture of a street scene in Arles, France.
B. Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
C. The Public Garden (Arles)
The Public Garden (Arles) is a painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a lush public park in the French town of Arles, created during his prolific stay there in 1888.
D. The Langlois Bridge at Arles
The Langlois Bridge at Arles is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a drawbridge near Arles, celebrated for its bright colors and depiction of Provençal rural life.
E. Houses at L’Estaque
Houses at L’Estaque is an early 20th-century painting by Georges Braque that marks a pivotal step toward the development of Cubism through its fragmented forms and simplified geometric structures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
alternativeTitle	The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles ⓘ linked to: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles The Hospital Garden in Arles ⓘ linked to: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles
artHistoricalContext	created during van Gogh's highly productive Arles period ⓘ
countryOfDepictedPlace	France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
creator	Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
creatorBirthName	Vincent Willem van Gogh ⓘ linked to: Vincent van Gogh
creatorNationality	Dutch ⓘ
depicts	arcaded galleries ⓘ central circular garden ⓘ cypress trees ⓘ flower beds ⓘ garden ⓘ inner courtyard of the old hospital in Arles ⓘ patients and figures in the courtyard ⓘ
feature	dynamic, swirling brushstrokes ⓘ strong contrasts of yellow, green, and blue ⓘ vivid colors ⓘ
genre	cityscape ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ
hasSubject	architecture of the hospital cloister ⓘ figures walking and resting in the courtyard ⓘ plants and flowers ⓘ
inception	1889 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Hôtel-Dieu hospital where van Gogh stayed after a mental health crisis ⓘ
locationDepicted	Arles ⓘ Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Arles ⓘ
madeIn	Arles ⓘ
medium	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Post-Impressionism ⓘ
notableFor	emotional, expressive handling of paint ⓘ intense color contrasts ⓘ
partOf	Vincent van Gogh's Arles period ⓘ linked to: Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
period	late 19th century ⓘ
relatedWorkBySameArtist	Bedroom in Arles ⓘ Starry Night Over the Rhône ⓘ The Night Café ⓘ The Yellow House ⓘ
style	expressive brushwork ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
theme	convalescence and healing ⓘ everyday life in a hospital courtyard ⓘ urban garden ⓘ
title	The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arles period of Vincent van Gogh → notableWorkCreated → The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles ⓘ

The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles → title → The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles ⓘ

The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles → alternativeTitle → The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles ⓘ

linked to: The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles

The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles → alternativeTitle → The Hospital Garden in Arles ⓘ