Commons:Equestrian Statues image database
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Outline for a Commons' Equestrian Statues image database (draft)
Objectives[edit]
- Make the Commons collection of images of equestrian statues accessible
- Make visible comparison of different statues possible
- Allow to search these by various criteria related to the statue, its accessories, and, especially, the photos.
- Integrate Wikipedia lists of statues and prepare for future Wikidata features
Why equestrian statues?[edit]
- The number of statues isn't infinite.
- Photos are fairly frequent
- Wikipedia provides lists of statues
Search criteria[edit]
(Please add: we can evaluate later what can be done or later more may be possible)
Statue itself[edit]
Main provider for this information might be Wikipedia/Wikidata.
- Statue
- Sculptor
- Material
- Size
- Year created → Category:Equestrian statues by year
- Replica of ?/replicas at?/Cast for?/Model for?
- Rider
- Gender of rider → Category:Equestrian statues by gender of rider
- Name of rider
- armed?
- nude?
- several?
- sidesaddle?
- Horse
- Other elements of the statue
Location of statue[edit]
Coordinates should be providing this. Possibly on Wikidata directly
- Coordinates
- Country → Category:Equestrian statues by country
- Monument it may be part of
- Year installed
Photo[edit]
Main information to be provided by Commons. Initially this can be done through categories or search. Later maybe through Wikidata.
- Year taken
- Position of viewer in relation to statue (horizontal/vertical)
- Part of image covered by statue
- detail view?
- Additional elements in the image
Participants[edit]
- me
Priorities[edit]
- Identify each statue with images available
- Identify criteria to determine the way the statues is represented in photos
- Build categories for primary criteria:
To do[edit]
- Make a category for each statue → Category:Equestrian statues by name
- Identify criteria for search
- Create categories for criteria
- Categorize images
- Build a GUI for search