Template:Infobox artist/doc

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

Usage

The infobox may be added to an article by pasting a version of the template as shown below.

{{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      = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| known_for        = 
| notable_works    = 
| style            = 
| movement         = 
| spouse           = 
| partner          = 
| children         = 
| parents          = 
| father           = 
| mother           = 
| relatives        = 
| family           = 
| awards           = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) -->
| elected          = 
| patrons          = 
| memorials        = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} -->
| module           = 
}}

{{Infobox artist
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = 
| baptised         = 
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| resting_place    = 
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| nationality      = 
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| known_for        = 
| notable_works    = 
| style            = 
| movement         = 
| spouse           = 
| partner          = 
| children         = 
| parents          = 
| father           = 
| mother           = 
| relatives        = 
| family           = 
| awards           = 
| elected          = 
| patrons          = 
| memorials        = 
| website          = 
| module           = 
}}

Parameters

* 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)
Born	Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech (1904-05-11)May 11, 1904 Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Died	January 23, 1989(1989-01-23) (aged 84) Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Resting place	Crypt at Dalí Theatre and Museum, Figueres, Spain
Education	San Fernando School of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain
Known for	Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, writing, film
Notable work	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)
Movement	Cubism, Dada, Surrealism
Spouse	Gala Dalí (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova)

{{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
| 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:No local image but image on Wikidata (10) – 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

Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox artist An infobox for artists Template parameters 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 Children children Children, if any. Line optional Awards awards Significant 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