Template:Artwork/sandbox/TemplateBox

Artist
Author
Title
Object type
Description
Date
Medium
Dimensions
Current location
Accession number
Object history
Exhibition history
Credit line
Inscriptions
Notes
References
Source/Photographer
Permission (Reusing this file)
Other versions

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This documentation is transcluded from Template:Artwork/sandbox/TemplateBox/doc.

This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for artworks

Usage

{{Artwork
 |artist =
 |author =
 |title =
 |object_type =
 |description =
 |date =
 |medium =
 |institution =
 |department =
 |references =
 |object_history =
 |exhibition_history =
 |credit_line =
 |inscriptions =
 |notes =
 |accession_number =
 |source =
 |permission =
 |other_versions =
 |other_fields =
 |strict =
 |demo =
}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
artist	Artist	Artist who created the original artwork.	empty	optional
author	Author	For some objects \"author\" is more appropriate term than \"artist\". In most cases either \"author\" or \"artist\" should be used, not both.	empty	optional
title	Title	Title of the artwork. Skip and use description field if artwork has no title.	empty	optional
object_type	Object Type	Intended for archeological artifacts, allows internationalization and links for more uncommon objects like skyphoi or situlas (automatically internationalized through template:I18n/objects)	empty	optional
description	Description	Description of the content of the artwork. Often unnecessary in case of paintings when title is used.	empty	optional
date	Date	Date of creation of the original artwork by one of the following ways:for simple dates use ISO 8601 format. The following formats are recognized:YYYY, YYYY-MM, YYYY-MM-DD for all other dates	empty	optional
medium	Medium	(Alternative name: technique)Medium (technique and materials) used to create artwork.	empty	optional
institution	Institution	Gallery, museum or collection owning the piece.	empty	optional
department	Department	Department or location within the museum or gallery.	empty	optional
references	References	Books and websites with information about the artwork.	empty	optional
object_history	Object history	Provenance (history of artwork ownership).	empty	optional
exhibition_history	Exhibition History	Exhibition History	empty	optional
credit_line	Credit Line	Information about source of the file or the photographer. Possible values: If image was found on the internet include original URLs (preferably two, embedding web page and image). If it is a scan from a book than include the book references where you scanned it from (preferably with ISBN and page) If it is your own or someone else photograph than provide the name of the photographer Some examples: ArtRenewal.org : Gallery : Info : Pic, Milner, John: Mondrian, p. 35 - ISBN 0714831670, Be aware what for 2D works like paintings only copyrights of the original artist are important so if the artist died more than 70 years ago most images found on the web or scanned from art books are OK. However in case of sculptures and other 3D works information about the photographer is important to justify the license.	empty	optional
inscriptions	Inscriptions	Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc.	empty	optional
notes	Notes	Additional information about the artwork and its history.	empty	optional
accession_number	Accession Number	Museum's accession number or some other inventory or identification number. Provide also link to museum database if available.	empty	optional
source	Source	Source	empty	optional
permission	Permission	license information. Common license tag(s): file found on the web; artist died 100+ years ago; file self-made; artist died 100+ years ago	empty	optional
other_versions	other versions	Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or <gallery></gallery>.	empty	optional
other_fields	other_fields	Additional table fields.	empty	optional
strict	Strict	Ordinarily Artwork always show "Author" and "Source/Photographer". This default behavior can be overwritten by setting "strict=". Use only when file contains ways of specifying license and source, for example through additional DescriptionArtwork/sandbox/TemplateBox Source Author template used to specify photograph info separately.	empty	optional
demo	Demo	"demo=1" will show all the fields used by the template empty or not. Meant to be used only in template: namespace when demonstrating template fields. Usual form is "demo=1".	empty	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