Template:Infobox artist

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{{Infobox artist}} may be used to summarise information about a person who is an artist.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. Only the name parameter is required. For an example, see Salvador Dalí.

{{Infobox artist
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = <!-- just the pagename, without the File:/Image: prefix or [[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 -->
| birth_place      = 
| 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            = 
| movement         = 
| spouse           = 
| awards           = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) -->
| elected          = 
| patrons          = 
| memorials        = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} -->
}}

Parameters

honorific_prefix	Title, e.g. "Sir", "Lord"
name	artist's name; usually the article's page name (i.e. the artist's common name)
honorific_suffix	initials like "OBE", "FRSA"
image	an image of (or, if not available, by) the artist, in the form: "Example.jpg"
image_size *	in the form "Npx", resizes the image to a width of N pixels; default is 220px
alt *	alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers (see WP:ALT)
caption *	caption for the image
native_name	name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{Plain list}}
native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead
birth_name	artist's name at birth, if different than name
birth_date	artist's date of birth, use {{birth date and age}} (for living artists) or {{birth date}} for the deceased. Use plain text for partial dates.
birth_place	artist's place of birth
death_date	artist's date of death, use {{death date and age}}. Use {{death date}} if birth date unknown or incomplete. Use plain text for partial dates.
death_place	artist's place of death
resting_place	place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	precise coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
nationality	artist's nationality
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	artist's 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	artist's spouse, 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	artist's official website, if any. Consider using the template: `{{URL\|Example.com}}`
* Only used if the {{{image}}} parameter used.

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).

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.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox artist

An infobox for artists.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Honorific prefix	`honorific_prefix`	title such as 'Sir', 'Lord'	Page name	optional
Name	`name`	Name of the artist. If not specified, the PAGENAME is used. 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').	Page name	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`	Artist's name at birth, if different from 'name'.	String	optional
Birth date	`birth_date`	Artist's date of birth. Use {{birth date and age}} (for living artists) or {{birth date}} for the deceased.	Line	optional
Birth place	`birth_place`	Artist's place of birth.	Line	optional
Death date	`death_date`	Artist's date of death. Use {{death date and age}}. Use {{death date}} if birth date unknown or incomplete.	Line	optional
Death place	`death_place`	Artist's place of death.	Line	optional
Resting place	`resting_place`	Artist's grave, etc.	Line	optional
Resting place	`resting_place_coordinates`	Coordinates of artist's grave, etc. Use {{Coord\|LAT\|LONG\|type:landmark\|display=inline}}	Line	optional
Nationality	`nationality`	Artist's 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`	Artist's 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`	Artist's spouse(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