Template:Artwork

Artist
Title
Part of
Object type
Description
Depicted people
Depicted place
Depicted part
Date
Medium
Dimensions
Collection
Current location
Accession number
Object location
Place of creation
Place of discovery
Object history
Exhibition history
Credit line
Inscriptions
Notes
References
Source/Photographer
Permission (Reusing this file)
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{{Artwork}} is an alternative to {{Information}} template used for the description of images of artworks, especially those residing in museums or galleries. It is also recommended for other non-artistic objects held by GLAM institutions, like archeological artifacts, etc., although some objects might be better served by {{Photograph}}, {{Book}} or {{Map}} templates.
Faithful reproductions (without specific creative contribution from the photograph) of 2D art only require a license for the artwork, like {{PD-art}}. Copyrightable photos of 2D art and photos of 3D art (sculptures, structures, coins, gems, etc.) require a licence for the depicted artwork and a licence for the photograph itself. In such cases, {{Art Photo}} is recommended. See here for more information about copyright of the copied artwork.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Artwork template maintenance

Usage

{{Artwork
 |artist             =
 |author             =
 |title              =
 |description        =
 |depicted people    =
 |depicted place     =
 |date               =
 |medium             =
 |dimensions         =
 |institution        =
 |department         =
 |accession number   =
 |place of creation  =
 |place of discovery =
 |object history     =
 |exhibition history =
 |credit line        =
 |inscriptions       =
 |notes              =
 |references         =
 |source             =
 |permission         =
 |other_versions     =
 |wikidata           =
}}

Use instead of {{Information}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
artist Artist	Artist	Artist who created the original object. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with {{Creator}} template whenever possible. Wikidata item IDs are allowed.	creator (P170), architect (P84)	optional
author Author	Author	For some objects "author" is more appropriate term than "artist". In most cases either "author" or "artist" should be used, not both. Wikidata item IDs are allowed.	author (P50)	optional
photographer Photographer	Photographer	Photographer who took the photograph. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with {{Creator}} template for historical photographs. Wikidata item IDs are allowed.	empty	optional
title Title	Title	Title of the artwork. Skip and use description field if artwork has no title. Use {{Title}}. Alternatively you can use Language templates for translating and boldface the original-language title, for example: {{en|'''The Title of the Picture'''.}} Many frequently used titles have Multilingual tags are available, like {{Self-portrait}}. {{en|Untitled, known as ''A Common Title'' or ''Another Known Title''.}}	title (P1476), official name (P1448), native label (P1705), item label	optional
object type Object type object_type Object_type	Object Type	Allows internationalization and links for common and more uncommon object types like skyphoi or situlas (automatically internationalized through Template:I18n/objects).	instance of (P31)	optional
description Description	Description	Description of the content of the artwork (using multilingual templates like {{En}}). Often unnecessary in case of paintings when title is used.	empty	optional
depicted part Depicted part	Depicted part	Part of the object depicted by the image. {{Position}} and other templates can be used for internationalization.	empty	optional
depicted people Depicted people	Depicted people	Person or people depicted in the work of art. {{Label}} can be used for internationalization.	depicts (P180)	optional
depicted place Depicted place	Depicted place	Place depicted in the work of art. Bare names will be attempted parsed through {{City}}.	empty	optional
date Date year Year	Date	Date of creation of the original artwork by one of the following ways: For simple dates use ISO 8601 format, e.g. "1234" or "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006". The following formats are recognized: YYYY YYYY-MM YYYY-MM-DD For all other dates use {{Other date}} or {{Complex date}}.	inception (P571), publication date (P577), time period (P2348)	optional
medium Medium technique Technique material Material	Medium	(Alternative name: technique) Medium (technique and materials) used to create artwork. Use, when possible: {{Technique}} template multilingual Technique tags, like {{Oil on canvas}} {{Reproduction}} template to distinguish between the technique of a reproduction and of the original artwork	made from material (P186), fabrication method (P2079)	optional
dimensions Dimensions size Size	Dimensions	Dimensions of the artwork: 1D (length), 2D (width × height) or 3D (width × height × depth). Please use {{Size}} formatting template, such as: {{Size|unit=cm|width=76.7|height=83.5}} <— gives height: 83.5 cm (32.8 in); width: 76.7 cm (30.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,83.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,76.7U174728 or {{Size|in|30.2|32.87}} <— gives 30.2 × 32.8 in (76.7 × 83.4 cm), if sizes are given in inches Avoid using Language templates	length (P2043), height (P2048), width (P2049), vertical depth (P4511), thickness (P2610), diameter (P2386), radius (P2120), perimeter (P2547)	optional
institution Institution gallery Gallery museum Museum	Institution	Gallery, museum or collection owning the piece. Use: collapsible institution templates like {{Institution:Louvre}} giving: Louvre Museum     (Inventory) Native name Louvre Museum  Location 1st arrondissement of Paris , France Coordinates 48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E   Established 10 August 1793  Website www.louvre.fr Authority file : Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q19675 Those tags are based on {{Institution}} and occupy Institution: namespace. For lost pieces: "Stolen from (gallery) in (date)", "Lost by fire from (gallery) in (date)", or similar. For private collection use {{Private collection}}	collection (P195), location (P276)	optional
department Department location Location	Department	Department or location within the museum or gallery. Before introduction of the {{Institution}} templates "location" parameter was sometimes used for location within the museum/gallery and sometimes location of the museum/gallery.	empty	optional
accession number Accession number id Id ID	Accession Number	Museum's accession number or some other inventory or identification number. Provide also link to museum database if available.	inventory number (P217)	optional
place of creation Place of creation place_of_creation Place_of_creation	Place of creation	Place of creation	location of creation (P1071)	optional
place of discovery Place of discovery place_of_discovery Place_of_discovery	place of discovery	Place of discovery or location where given object was found, which might be different than place of origin. This parameter mostly make sense with archeological artifacts.	location of discovery (P189)	optional
object history Object history object_history Object_history	Object history	Provenance (history of artwork ownership). Use {{ProvenanceEvent}}, {{Discovery place}} and other similar templates.	commissioned by (P88), owned by (P127), significant event (P793)	optional
exhibition history Exhibition history exhibition_history Exhibition history	Exhibition History	Exhibition history. Use {{Temporary Exhibition}}.	exhibition history (P608)	optional
credit line Credit line credit_line Credit_line	Credit Line	Describes how the artwork came into the museum's collection, or how it came to be on view at the museum, for instance: Gift of the Friends of the Louvre Society, 1961—an important information for museological research. This line may also be part of the museum's obligations to the donor. Not to be confused with credit line attributing the photographer required by CC licenses	empty	optional
inscriptions Inscriptions	Inscriptions	Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc. Use {{Inscription}}	inscription (P1684)	optional
notes Notes	Notes	Additional information about the artwork and its history.	empty	optional
references References	References	Books and websites with information about the artwork. Please use {{Cite book}} and {{Cite web}} templates.	catalog code (P528), described at URL (P973), described by source (P1343), …	optional
source Source	Source	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.	source of file (P7482) (SDC)	required
permission Permission	Permission	License information. Common license tag(s), include: {{PD-art|PD-old-100}} <— file found on the web; artist died 100+ years ago Artwork: {{PD-old-100}} Photo: {{PD-self}} <— file self-made; artist died 100+ years ago	empty	optional
other_versions Other_versions other versions 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 other fields Other fields	Other fields	Additional table fields. Easiest way to use it is through {{Information field|name=field name|value=field value}}. There are also other_fields_1, other_fields_2, and other_fields_3 for placing fields in other locations.	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 {{Information}} template used to specify photograph info separately.	1	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=<noinclude>1</noinclude>".	empty	optional
wikidata	Wikidata	ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any). Do not add item IDs for authors or subjects.	digital representation of (P6243) (SDC)	optional
wikidata_cat	wikidata_cat	wikidata_cat=false can be used to suppress addition of Wikidata-related categories	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

Placement: At the top of the page

See also

Commons:Infobox templates, {{Information}}, {{Art photo}}, {{Photograph}}, {{Book}}, {{Musical work}}

Localization

This template is localized by utilizing MediaWiki namespace messages. These can be translated at translatewiki.net (current translations).

Multilingual example

{{Artwork
|artist = {{Creator:Leonardo da Vinci}}
|title = {{langSwitch
 |ar= [[w:ar:الموناليزا|الموناليزا]]
 |en=The [[w:Mona Lisa|Mona Lisa]] (or ''La Joconde'', ''La Gioconda'')
 |fr=''[[:fr:La Joconde|La Joconde]]''
 |ca=La [[w:Mona Lisa|Mona Lisa]]
 |ro=„[[:ro:Gioconda|Gioconda]]”
          }}
|date = {{other date|between|1503|1505}}
|medium = {{technique|oil|poplar panel}}
|dimensions = {{size|cm|76.8|53}}
|institution = {{Institution:Louvre}}
|location = Salle des États
|notes = 
|source = [http://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not&idNotice=14153 Musée du Louvre]
|permission =
|other versions = <gallery>
File:Mona Lisa.jpg|2,835 × 4,289 pixels
File:Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg|1,029 × 1,568 pixels
File:Mona Lisa-LF-restoration-v2.jpg|[[:File:Mona Lisa.jpg]] with reduced yellowing version 2)
File:Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg|743 × 1,155 pixels
File:Mona Lisa-restored.jpg|[[:File:Mona Lisa.jpg|Mona Lisa.jpg]] with colors adjusted)
File:Mona Lisa headcrop.jpg
</gallery>
|wikidata = Q12418
}}

gives

Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa
Artist	Leonardo da Vinci  (1452–1519)       Alternative names Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Leonardo Description Italian painter, engineer, astronomer, philosopher, anatomist and mathematician Date of birth/death 15 April 1452  2 May 1519  Location of birth/death Anchiano Amboise Work period from 1466 until 1519 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1466-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1519-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Work location Florence (1466–1482), Milan (1483–1499), Mantua (1499), Venice (1500), Florence (1500–1506), Milan (1506–1513), Florence (1507–1508), Rome (1513–1516), Amboise (1513–1518) Authority file : Q762 VIAF: 24604287 ISNI: 0000 0001 2124 423X ULAN: 500010879 LCCN: n79034525 NLA: 35964654 MusicBrainz: dc0640db-f5db-4fde-a5ca-ab1331f94a43 MGP: 131700 WGA: l/leonardo Open Library: OL54736A DBNL: vinc007 GND: 118640445 SELIBR: 207435 SUDOC: 085975915 BNF: 11912491s NDL: 00447394 BIBSYS: 90075047 HDS: 048803 NKC: jn19990005005 SBN: CFIV016816 BNE: XX971832 CALIS: n2004535444 CiNii: DA0036810X NLP: A11805237 KulturNav: ba0098eb-25b5-4c6a-8af7-2d7d884bf1fc RKD: 49450 J9U: 987007264293605171 BNR: 000127264 Koninklijke: 068519451 Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural: pessoa26053/leonardo-da-vinci NLK: KAC199616385 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q762
Title	The Mona Lisa (or La Joconde, La Gioconda)
Object type	painting
Genre	portrait
Depicted people	Lisa del Giocondo
Date	between 1503 and 1505 date QS:P571,+1503-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1503-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1505-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	oil on poplar wood
Dimensions	76.8 × 53 cm (30.2 × 20.8 in)
Collection	Louvre Museum     (Inventory) Native name Louvre Museum  Location 1st arrondissement of Paris , France Coordinates 48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E   Established 10 August 1793  Website www.louvre.fr Authority file : Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location	Salle des États
Accession number	INV 779 and MR 316 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre)
Object location	0° 00′ 00″ N, 0° 00′ 00″ E  View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap
Place of creation	Florence
Object history	1519: acquired by  21 August 1911: unknown event: theft of Mona Lisa  1956: damaged  30 December 1956: damaged  2 April 2009: damaged  29 May 2022: damaged
Exhibition history	Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, National Gallery of Art, 8 January 1963 - 3 February 1963  The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 7 February 1963 - 4 March 1963  Mona Lisa Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, 20 April 1974 - 10 June 1974
References	A Treasury of Art Masterpieces: from the Renaissance to the Present Day, 22  The Most Famous Paintings of the World, 7 Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings, XXV https://www.wga.hu/html/l/leonardo/04/0monalis.html (English)  https://www.louvre.fr/decouvrir/le-palais/de-la-joconde-aux-noces-de-cana (French) https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/from-the-mona-lisa-to-the-wedding-feast-at-cana (English) https://www.louvre.fr/es/explora/el-palacio/de-la-gioconda-a-las-bodas-de-cana (Spanish) https://www.louvre.fr/zh-hans/tansuofaxian/lufugongjianzhuqun/cong-mengnalisha-dao-jianadehunli (Chinese) https://focus.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/GG10-le-vrai-visage-de-monna-lisa.pdf Joconde work ID: 000PE025604  Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010062370  RKDimages ID: 302327  AGORHA work ID: 12544  Panorama de l'art ID: la-joconde  Images d'Art artwork ID: leonard-de-vinci_la-joconde_huile-sur-bois_1503  Zeri image ID: 34373  Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur ID: 08106009  Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur ID: 00076417  BALaT object ID: 40006392  1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, p. 135
Authority file	: Q12418 VIAF: 180757281 LCCN: n98092274 NLA: 35300571 Louvre: 010062370 GND: 4074156-4 WorldCat
Source/Photographer	Musée du Louvre
Other versions	2,835 × 4,289 pixels 1,029 × 1,568 pixels File:Mona Lisa.jpg with reduced yellowing version 2) 743 × 1,155 pixels Mona Lisa.jpg with colors adjusted)

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• Category:Paintings with borders

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See also: Commons:Machine-readable data.