A single template for metadata about photographs of artworks, mostly 3D artworks, like sculptures, figures, archeological artifacts, etc. but also for other artworks in case we want to provide information about the photographer. It combines {{Artwork}} template, used for information about the artwork, and the {{Photograph}} template used for information about the photograph. This template is particularly convenient for artworks with metadata on Wikidata, as it only required Wikidata item ID and photographer information.
ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any). Do not add item IDs for authors or subjects. Alternative way of connecting an artwork to Wikidata is to add digital representation of (P6243)SDC statement to 2D artworks or main subject (P921) to 3D artworks. Items connected to Wikidata item will display wikidata icon in the header.
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notes
notes
Additional information about the artwork and its history.
Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or <gallery></gallery>.
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other_fields
Other fields other fields Other_fields other_fields
other_fields
Additional table fields added to {{Photograph}} section. Easiest way to use it is through {{Information field|name=Field Name|value=Field Value}}. There are also other_fields_1, other_fields_2, and other_fields_3 for placing fields in other locations.
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.
Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1 or useTemplateData=only on the /doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.
Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.
A single template for metadata about photographs of artworks, mostly 3D artworks, like sculptures, figures, archeological artifacts, etc. but also for other artworks in case we want to provide information about the photographer. It combines [[:Template:Artwork|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Artwork}}</span>]] template, used for information about the artwork, and the [[:Template:Photograph|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Photograph}}</span>]] template used for information about the photograph. This template is particularly convenient for artworks with metadata on Wikidata, as it only required Wikidata item ID and photographer information.
Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
artwork license
artwork license
License of the artwork. In case of old artworks [[:Template:PD-old-100|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-old-100}}</span>]] or [[:Template:PD-old-auto|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-old-auto}}</span>]] should be used. In case of newer artworks one might have to include [[:Template:PermissionTicket|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PermissionTicket}}</span>]] template.
Unknown
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notes
notes
Additional information about the artwork and its history.
Additional table fields added to [[:Template:Photograph|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Photograph}}</span>]] section. Easiest way to use it is through {{[[Template:Information field|Information field]]|name=''Field Name''|value=''Field Value''}}. There are also other_fields_1, other_fields_2, and other_fields_3 for placing fields in other locations.
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other versions
other_versions
Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or <gallery></gallery>.
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photo date
photo datePhoto date
Date photo was taken
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photo description
photo descriptionPhoto description
Description of the photo
String
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Photo license
photo licensePhoto licensepermission
license of the photograph. Can also include [[:Template:PermissionTicket|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PermissionTicket}}</span>]] template.
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photographer
photographerPhotographer
Name of the photographer
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source
source
source of the photographs. Use [[:Template:Own|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Own}}</span>]] if image was uploaded by the photographer. Otherwise provide information on where the photograph came from.
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wikidata
wikidata
ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any). Do not add item IDs for authors or subjects. Alternative way of connecting an artwork to Wikidata is to add P6243 SDC statement to 2D artworks or P921 to 3D artworks. Items connected to Wikidata item will display wikidata icon in the header.
String
optional
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces:
the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups:
all users
Artist who created the original artwork. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with {{Creator}} template whenever possible.
blank field presented as: "Author".
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title
Title
Title of the artwork. Skip and use description field if artwork has no title. Use Language templates when translating and boldface the original-language title, for example:
{{en|Untitled, known as ''A Common Title'' or ''Another Known Title''.}}
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description
Description
Description of the content of the artwork (using multilingual templates like {{En}}). Often unnecessary in case of paintings when title is used. {{Depicted person}} template could be used to list depicted people.
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date
Date
Date of creation of the original artwork by one of the following ways:
for simple dates use ISO 8601 format, e.g. "1234" or "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006". The following formats are recognized:
Describes how the artwork came into the museum's collection, or how it came to be on view at the museum, for instance: Gift of the Friends of the Louvre Society, 1961—an important information for museological research. This line may also be part of the museum's obligations to the donor. Not to be confused with credit line attributing the photographer required by CC licenses
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inscriptions
Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc. Use {{Inscription}}
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notes
Additional information about the artwork and its history.
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accession number
Museum's accession number or some other inventory or identification number. Provide also link to museum database if available.
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object type
Intended for archeological artifacts, allows internationalization and links for more uncommon objects like skyphoi or situlas (automatically internationalized through Template:I18n/objects)
Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or <gallery></gallery>.
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other_fields
Other fields other fields Other_fields other_fields
Additional table fields added to {{Photograph}} section. Easiest way to use it is through {{Information field|name=Field Name|value=Field Value}}. There are also other_fields_1, other_fields_2, and other_fields_3 for placing fields in other locations.
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optional
wikidata
Wikidata
ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any). Do not add item IDs for authors or subjects.
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.
Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1 or useTemplateData=only on the /doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.
Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.
Full syntax used if there is no metadata on Wikidata. In case data is specified both locally and on Wikidata, local values take precedent.
Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
accession number
Museum's accession number or some other inventory or identification number. Provide also link to museum database if available.
Unknown
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Artist
artist
Artist who created the original artwork. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with [[:Template:Creator|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Creator}}</span>]] template whenever possible.
Default
blank field presented as: "Author".
String
optional
artwork
Name of an "Artwork:" page
Page name
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artwork license
License of the artwork. In case of old artworks [[:Template:PD-old-100|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-old-100}}</span>]] or [[:Template:PD-old-auto|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-old-auto}}</span>]] should be used. In case of newer artworks one might have to include [[:Template:PermissionTicket|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PermissionTicket}}</span>]] template.
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credit line
Describes how the artwork came into the museum's collection, or how it came to be on view at the museum, for instance: ''Gift of the Friends of the Louvre Society, 1961''—an important information for museological research. This line may also be part of the museum's obligations to the donor. Not to be confused with [[Template:Credit line|credit line]] attributing the photographer required by CC licenses
Unknown
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Date
date
Date of creation of the original artwork by one of the following ways:
for simple dates use [[:en:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] format, e.g. "1234" or "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006". The following formats are recognized:
YYYY
YYYY-MM
YYYY-MM-DD
for all other dates use [[:Template:Date|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Date}}</span>]] or [[:Template:Other date|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Other date}}</span>]]
String
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Description
description
Description of the content of the artwork (using multilingual templates)
String
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Dimensions
dimensions
Dimensions of the artwork: 1D (length), 2D (width × height) or 3D (width × height × depth). Please use [[:Template:Size|{{Size}}]] formatting template, such as:
{{Size|unit=cm|width=76.7|height=83.5}} ''<— gives'' height: 83.5 cm (32.8 in); width: 76.7 cm (30.1 in)<div style="display: none;">dimensions QS:P2048,83.5U174728</div><div style="display: none;">dimensions QS:P2049,76.7U174728</div>
or {{Size|in|30.2|32.87}} ''<— gives 30.2 × 32.8 in (76.7 × 83.4 cm)'', if sizes are given in inches
Avoid using [[:Category:Language templates|Language templates]]
String
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Exhibition history
exhibition history
exhibition history
String
optional
inscriptions
Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc. Use [[:Template:Inscription|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Inscription}}</span>]]
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Institution
institutiongallery
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Location
location
Location within the museum or gallery<br /> or<br /> the street, city and country where the artwork is located, if it is not located inside an institution
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Medium
medium
(Alternative name: technique)<br />Medium (technique and materials) used to create artwork. Use, when possible:
[[:Category:Multilingual tags: Techniques|multilingual Technique tags]], like [[:Template:Oil on canvas|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Oil on canvas}}</span>]]
[[:Template:Reproduction|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Reproduction}}</span>]] template to distinguish between the technique of a reproduction and of the original artwork
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notes
Additional information about the artwork and its history.
Unknown
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Object history
object history
[[:en:Provenance|Provenance]] (history of artwork ownership). Use [[:Template:ProvenanceEvent|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{ProvenanceEvent}}</span>]], [[:Template:Discovered|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Discovered}}</span>]] and [[:Category:Multilingual tags: Provenance|other]] similar templates.
String
optional
object type
Intended for archeological artifacts, allows internationalization and links for more uncommon objects like skyphoi or situlas (automatically internationalized through [[Template:I18n/objects]])
Additional table fields added to [[:Template:Photograph|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Photograph}}</span>]] section. Easiest way to use it is through {{[[Template:Information field|Information field]]|name=''Field Name''|value=''Field Value''}}. There are also other_fields_1, other_fields_2, and other_fields_3 for placing fields in other locations.
Unknown
optional
other_versions
Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or <gallery></gallery>.
Unknown
optional
photo datePhoto date
Date photo was taken
Unknown
optional
photo descriptionPhoto description
Description of the photo
String
optional
Photo license
photo licensePhoto licensepermission
license of the photograph. Can also include [[:Template:PermissionTicket|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PermissionTicket}}</span>]] template.
Unknown
optional
Photographer
photographerPhotographer
Name of the photographer
Unknown
optional
Place of creation
place of creationplace of creationPlace of creationplace_of_creationPlace_of_creation
Place of creation
String
optional
References
references
Books and websites with information about the artwork. Please use [[:Template:Cite book|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Cite book}}</span>]] and [[:Template:Cite web|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Cite web}}</span>]] templates.
String
optional
Source
source
source of the photographs. Use [[:Template:Own|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Own}}</span>]] if image was uploaded by the photographer. Otherwise provide information on where the photograph came from.
Unknown
optional
Title
title
Title of the artwork. Skip and use ''description'' field if artwork has no title. Use [[:Category:Language templates|Language templates]] when translating and '''boldface''' the original-language title, for example:
{{en|'''The Title of the Picture'''.}}
Many frequently used titles have [[:Category:Multilingual tags: Title|Multilingual tags]] are available, like [[:Template:Self-portrait|{{Self-portrait}}]].
{{en|Untitled, known as ''A Common Title'' or ''Another Known Title''.}}
String
optional
Wikidata
wikidata
ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any). Do not add item IDs for authors or subjects.
String
required
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces:
the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups:
all users
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