Template:Photograph/doc

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{{Photograph}} is an alternative to {{Information}} or {{Artwork}} templates used mostly for the detail descriptions of historical photographs, especially those residing in museums or galleries.

Usage

{{Photograph
 |photographer       =
 |title              =
 |description        =
 |depicted people    =
 |depicted place     =
 |date               =
 |medium             =
 |dimensions         =
 |institution        =
 |department         =
 |references         =
 |object history     =
 |exhibition history =
 |credit line        =
 |inscriptions       =
 |notes              =
 |accession number   =
 |source             =
 |permission         =
 |other_versions     =
 |wikidata           =
 |camera coord       =
}}

Use instead of {{Information}} or {{Artwork}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
photographer Photographer author Author	Photographer who took the original photograph. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with {{Creator}} template whenever possible. Wikidata item IDs are allowed.		blank field presented as: "Author".	optional
title Title	Title of the artwork. Skip and use description field if artwork has no title. Use Language templates when 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''.}}		empty	optional
description Description	Description of the content of the artwork (using multilingual templates like {{En}}). Often unnecessary in case of paintings when title is used. {{Depicted person}} template could be used to list depicted people.		empty	optional
depicted people Depicted people	List of people depicted in the photograph.		empty	optional
depicted place Depicted place	Place depicted in the photograph. Bare names will be attempted parsed through {{City}}.		empty	optional
date Date year Year	Date when the photograph was taken 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 {{Date}} or {{Other date}}		empty	optional
medium Medium technique Technique	(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		empty	optional
dimensions Dimensions size Size	Dimensions of the photographic print. 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		empty	optional
institution Institution gallery Gallery museum Museum	Gallery, museum or collection owning the piece. Use: collapsible institution templates like {{Institution:Louvre}} giving: Louvre Museum     (Inventory) Native name Louvre Museum  Location Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois , France Coordinates 48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E   Established 10 August 1793  Website www.louvre.fr Authority file : Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X 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}}		empty	optional
department Department	Department, division, collection, or other location within the institution		empty	optional
references References	Books and websites with information about the artwork. Please use {{Cite book}} and {{Cite web}} templates.		empty	optional
object history object_history Object_history Object history	Provenance (history of artwork ownership). Use {{ProvenanceEvent}}, {{Discovered}} and other similar templates.		empty	optional
exhibition history exhibition_history Exhibition_history Exhibition history	exhibition history		empty	optional
credit line credit_line Credit_line Credit line	Many artworks are gifts to the museums which are obligated to show such credit, like for example: Gift of the Friends of the Louvre Society, 1961. Not to be confused with credit line attributing the photographer required by CC licenses		empty	optional
inscriptions Inscriptions	Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc. Use {{Inscription}}		empty	optional
notes Notes	Additional information about the artwork and its history.		empty	optional
accession number Accession number ID Id id	Museum's accession number or some other inventory or identification number. Provide also link to museum database if available.		empty	optional
source Source	Information about source of the file. 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 then include the book references where you scanned it from (preferably with ISBN and page) Some examples: ArtRenewal.org : Gallery : Info : Pic Milner, John: Mondrian, p. 35 - ISBN 0714831670		empty	optional
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	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	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, other_fields_3, and other_fields_4 for placing fields in other locations.		empty	optional
wikidata Wikidata	Wikidata	ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any)	empty	optional
original description Original_description 0riginal_caption	Original description provided by the source institution		empty	optional
original description info	Optional header for original description		empty	optional
biased	if original description is biased set "|biased=1" to show Note: This description has been identified as biased or incorrect.		empty	optional
camera coord Camera coord	can be used to add camera coordinates when used with {{Location |...|bare=1}}		empty	optional
strict	Ordinarily Template:Photograph always show "Photographer" and "Source" rows. This default behavior can be overwritten by setting "strict=". Use only when file contains ways of specifying license and source.		1	optional
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

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:Infoboxes, {{Information}}, {{Artwork}}, {{Art Photo}}, {{Book}}, {{Map}}, {{Musical work}}

Localization

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