Template:Infobox artist

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{{Infobox artist}} may be used in an article about a person who is an artist.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article.

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|Template:Px|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Birth name	{{{birth_name}}}
Born	{{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Movement	{{{movement}}}
Works	{{{notable_works}}}
Patrons	{{{patrons}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Elected	{{{elected}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox artist
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = <!-- use the image's pagename; do not include the "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and do not use brackets-->
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| birth_name       = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date       = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living artists, {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} for dead. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age|YYYY}} or a similar option. -->
| birth_place      = 
| baptised         = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->
| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> 
| death_place      = 
| resting_place    = 
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->
| nationality      = 
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| known_for        = 
| notable_works    = 
| style            = 
| home_town        = 
| movement         = 
| spouse           = 
| partner          = 
| parents          =  
| father           = 
| mother           = 
| relatives        = 
| family           = 
| awards           = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) -->
| elected          = 
| patrons          = 
| memorials        = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} -->
| module           = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
honorific_prefix	Displayed on the line above the person's name (title, e.g. "Sir", "Lord")
name	Commonly-known name of person (defaults to article name, without disambiguation)
honorific_suffix	Displayed on the line below the person's name (initials like "OBE", "FRSA")
image *	A picture of or including the person. Use file name only, without the brackets and File: or Image: prefix (abc.jpg, xyz.png, etc.)
image_size *	Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt *	Alternative text for image, for visually impaired readers (see WP:ALT)
caption *	Caption to accompany image. If a (portrait) photograph of the person, try to include date of photo and photographer's name.
native_name	Name in the person's native language. If more than one, separate using {{plainlist}}.
native_name_lang	ISO 639-1 two-letter code for person's native language (e.g. "fr" for French). If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.
birth_name	Name at birth, if different from name
birth_date	Date of birth. If the person is living, use {{Birth date and age}}, {{Birth-date and age}}, or {{Birth year and age}}. If deceased, use {{Birth date}} or {{Birth-date}}. Use plain text for partial dates. Example: {{Birth date and age|1950|8|26}} if born August 26, 1950 Example: {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|8|26}} to display birth date as 26 August 1950
birth_place	Place of birth (town/city, state/province, country)
death_date	Date of death. If the date of birth is known, use {{Death date and age}}, {{Death-date and age}}, or {{Death year and age}}. Otherwise, use {{Death date}} or {{Death-date}}. Use plain text for partial dates. Example: {{Death date and age|1993|2|24|1950|8|26}} if died February 24, 1993 and born August 26, 1950 Example: {{Death date and age|df=yes|1993|2|24|1941|4|12}} to display death date as 24 February 1993
death_place	Place of death (town/city, state/province, country)
death_cause	Cause of death. Should be clearly defined and sourced, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability, e.g. James Dean, John Lennon.
resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	Precise coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
nationality	Nationality of the person. Do not use a flag template.
education	Where or with whom the artist trained
alma_mater	The linked name of attended higher education institution(s). See Alma mater
known_for	Main fields in which the artist works (i.e. photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, graphic design)
notable_works	Famous/significant/representative works. Works with their own articles should take priority (please limit to 5 at most)
style	Artistic style which the artist employs
movement	Artistic movement or school with which artist is associated.
spouse	Name of spouse, if notable
partner	Name of unmarried domestic partner, if notable
awards	Any awards the artist has won. Consider using the template: {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}}
elected	Bodies to which the artist has been elected member
patrons	Patrons of the artist
memorials	Monuments, plaques, entities named after the subject, etc.
website	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}. Do not include the www. part unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
module	Used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see below for more details).

* Only used if the {{{image}}} parameter used.

Embedding other templates via module parameter

The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules and Category:Biographical templates usable as a module).

{{Infobox artist
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

Salvador Dalí
File:Salvador Dalí 1939.jpg Dalí in 1939 (photo by Carl Van Vechten)
Birth name	Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech
Born	(1904-05-11)May 11, 1904 Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Died	January 23, 1989(1989-01-23) (aged 84) Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Movement	Cubism, Dada, Surrealism
Works	The Persistence of Memory (1931) Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) (1936) Swans Reflecting Elephants (1937) Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening (1944) The Temptation of St. Anthony (1946)

{{Infobox artist
| name             = Salvador Dalí
| image            = Salvador Dalí 1939.jpg
| caption          = Dalí in 1939 (photo by [[Carl Van Vechten]])
| birth_name       = Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1904|5|11}}
| birth_place      = [[Figueres]], [[Catalonia]], Spain
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1989|01|23|1904|05|11}}
| death_place      = Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
| resting_place    = Crypt at [[Dalí Theatre and Museum]], Figueres, Spain
| nationality      = Spanish
| education        = [[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando|San Fernando School of Fine Arts]], [[Madrid]], Spain
| known_for        = Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, writing, film
| notable_works    = {{unbulleted list
  | ''[[The Persistence of Memory]]'' (1931)
  | ''[[Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)]]'' (1936)
  | ''[[Swans Reflecting Elephants]]'' (1937)
  | ''[[Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening]]'' (1944)
  | ''[[The Temptation of St. Anthony (Dalí)|The Temptation of St. Anthony]]'' (1946)
  }}
| movement         = [[Cubism]], [[Dada]], [[Surrealism]]
| spouse           = [[Gala Dalí]] (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova)
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox artist with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Biography template using pronunciation (0)
• Category:Pages using deprecated image syntax (0) – Used by Module:InfoboxImage to track articles where an infobox uses image syntax in the format |image=[[File:Example.jpg]]. To exclude articles from this category, change it to |image=Example.jpg.
• Category:No local image but image on Wikidata (0) – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or |nocat_wdimage=yes to the infobox.

See also

• {{Infobox person}}
• {{Infobox musical artist}}
• {{Infobox artwork}}
• {{Image information art}} – for image pages

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for this template in articles based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox artist An infobox for artists Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Honorific prefix honorific_prefix Title such as 'Sir', 'Lord' Page name optional Name name Commonly-known name of person (defaults to article name, without disambiguation) Default PAGENAME Line optional Honorific suffix honorific_suffix Initials such as 'OBE', 'FRSA' Page name optional Image image Filename for the image (e.g. 'Example.jpg'). File optional Image size image_size imagesize Size of the image (e.g. '220px'). Default varies Line optional Alternative text alt Alternative text for the image. Line optional Caption caption Caption for the image. String optional Birth name birth_name birthname Name at birth, if different from 'name'. String optional Birth date birth_date Date of birth. Use {{birth date and age}} (for living artists) or {{birth date}} for the deceased. Line optional Birth place birth_place Place of birth. Line optional Baptised baptised | Date of baptism, will not display if birth_date is entered. Line optional Death date death_date Date of death. Use {{death date and age}}. Use {{death date}} if birth date unknown or incomplete. Line optional Death place death_place Place of death. Line optional Resting place resting_place Artist's grave, etc. Line optional Resting place resting_place_coordinates Coordinates of grave, etc. Use {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} Line optional Nationality nationality Nationality. Line optional Education education Where or with whom the artist trained. Line optional Alma mater alma_mater The linked name of attended higher education institution(s). Line optional Known for known_for Main field(s) in which the artist works or worked (e.g. photography, painting, drawing, etc.). Line optional Notable work(s) notable_works Famous/significant/representative works. Please limit to five works. Line optional Style style Artistic style which the artist employs. Line optional Movement movement Artistic movement or school with which artist is associated. Line optional Spouse(s) spouse Spouse(s), if notable. Line optional Partner(s) partner Domestic partner(s), if notable. Line optional Awards awards Awards won by the artist. Consider using {{awd}}. Line optional Elected bodies elected Bodies to which the artist has been elected. Line optional Patron(s) patrons Patrons of the artist. Line optional Memorial(s) memorials Monuments, plaques, entities named after the subject, etc. Line optional Official website website Artist's official website. Consider using {{URL}}. Line optional

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