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[[:Template:Photograph|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Photograph&#125;&#125;</span>]] is an alternative to [[:Template:Information|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Information&#125;&#125;</span>]] or [[:Template:Artwork|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Artwork&#125;&#125;</span>]] templates used mostly for the detail descriptions of historical photographs, especially those residing in museums or galleries.<br />

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
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.

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biased

if original description is biased set "<code>|biased=1</code>" to show <span class="messagebox standard-talk">'''Note&#58; '''This description has been identified as biased or incorrect.&#32;</span>

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camera coord Camera coord

can be used to add camera coordinates when used with {{[[Template:Location |Location ]]&#124;...&#124;bare=1}}

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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 [[Template:Credit line|credit line]] attributing the photographer required by CC licenses

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date Date year Year

Date when the photograph was taken by one of the following ways:

  • for simple dates use [[:en:ISO 8601|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 [[:Template:Date|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Date&#125;&#125;</span>]] or [[:Template:Other date|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Other date&#125;&#125;</span>]]
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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=&lt;noinclude&gt;1&lt;/noinclude&gt;".

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department Department

Department, division, collection, or other location within the institution

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depicted people Depicted people

List of people depicted in the photograph.

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depicted place Depicted place

Place depicted in the photograph. Bare names will be attempted parsed through [[:Template:City|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;City&#125;&#125;</span>]].

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description Description

Description of the content of the artwork (using [[:Category:Language templates|multilingual templates]] like [[:Template:En|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;En&#125;&#125;</span>]]). Often unnecessary in case of paintings when ''title'' is used. [[:Template:Depicted person|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Depicted person&#125;&#125;</span>]] template could be used to list depicted people.

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dimensions Dimensions size Size

Dimensions of the photographic print. Please use [[:Template:Size|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Size&#125;&#125;</span>]] formatting template, such as:

  • {{Size|unit=cm|width=76.7|height=83.5}} ''&lt;— gives'' height: 83.5 cm (32.8 in); width: 76.7 cm (30.1 in)<div style="display: none;">dimensions QS:P2048,83.5U174728</div><div style="display: none;">dimensions QS:P2049,76.7U174728</div>
  • or {{Size|in|30.2|32.87}} ''&lt;— gives'' 30.2 × 32.8 in (76.7 × 83.4 cm), if sizes are given in inches
  • Avoid using [[:Category:Language templates|Language templates]]
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    exhibition history exhibition_history Exhibition_history Exhibition history

    exhibition history

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    inscriptions Inscriptions

    Description of: inscriptions, watermarks, captions, coats of arm, etc. Use [[:Template:Inscription|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Inscription&#125;&#125;</span>]]

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    institution Institution gallery Gallery museum Museum

    Gallery, museum or collection owning the piece. Use:

  • [[:Category:Institution templates|collapsible institution templates]] like {{[[Institution:Louvre]]}} giving:
  • <div class="vcard"> <table class="toccolours collapsible " cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; background: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle, #f0f0ff); color: inherit; border:1px solid #aaa;" lang="en"> <tr valign="top"> <th colspan="4" style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);"><span class="fn" id="creator"><bdi>[[w:en:Louvre|<span title="art and archeology museum in Paris, France">Louvre Museum</span>]] </bdi></span>&nbsp;[[File:Blue pencil.svg|class=skin-invert|15px|link=Institution:Louvre]]&nbsp;[[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|20px|wikidata:Q19675|link=wikidata:Q19675]]&nbsp;<span style='float:right; font-size:80%; margin-right:20px;'> ([[Musée du Louvre:Inventory|Inventory]])</span></th> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td rowspan="7" style="width:120px" id="fileinfotpl_creator_image"><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">[[File:Pavillon de Flore, Louvre Museum, Paris 5 November 2019.jpg|200x140px|alt=[[w:en:Louvre|<span title="art and archeology museum in Paris, France">Louvre Museum</span>]]|class=photo]]</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Native name</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Louvre Museum&nbsp;[[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata|link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19675#P1448|Edit this at Wikidata]]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Location</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);"><div class="locality">[[d:Q2409554|<span title="administrative quarter in Paris, France">Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois</span>]]&nbsp;[[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata|link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19675#P131|Edit this at Wikidata]], [[w:en:France|<span title="country in Western Europe">France</span>]]</div></td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Coordinates</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);"><span class="plainlinksneverexpand">[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Template:Photograph&params=48.861111111111_N_2.3358333333333_E_globe:Earth_&language=en 48°&nbsp;51′&nbsp;40″&nbsp;N, 2°&nbsp;20′&nbsp;09″&nbsp;E]</span> <span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">[[File:Openstreetmap logo.svg|20x20px|Link to OpenStreetMap|link=//www.openstreetmap.org/?way=53813362]]</span> <span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">[[File:Google Maps icon (2020).svg|20x20px|Link to Google Maps|link=//maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=48.861111111111,2.3358333333333&tab=wl]]</span>&nbsp;[[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata|link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19675#P625|Edit this at Wikidata]]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Established</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">10 August 1793&nbsp;[[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata|link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19675#P1619|Edit this at Wikidata]]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Website</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">[https://www.louvre.fr/en www.louvre.fr]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color: var(--background-color-interactive, #e0e0ee); color: inherit; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);">Authority file</td> <td colspan="2" style="word-break:break-word;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base, #aaa);"><div class="hlist">

    • [[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|20px|wikidata:Q19675|link=wikidata:Q19675]]: [[d:Q19675|Q19675]]
    • [[w:en:Virtual International Authority File|VIAF]]:&thinsp;<span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks">[[viaf:257711507|257711507]]</span></span>
    • [[w:en:International Standard Name Identifier|ISNI]]:&thinsp;<span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks">[https://isni.oclc.org/cbs/DB=1.2//CMD?ACT=SRCH&IKT=8006&TRM=ISN%3A000000012260177X 000000012260177X]</span></span>
    • [[w:en:Union List of Artist Names|ULAN]]:&thinsp;<span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks">[https://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500125189 500125189]</span></span>
    • [[w:en:LCCN (identifier)|LCCN]]:&thinsp;<span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks">[https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n80020283 n80020283]</span></span>
    • [[w:en:NLA (identifier)|NLA]]:&thinsp;<span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks">[https://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/search/display?dbid=auth&id=35912436 35912436]</span></span>
    • <span class="uid">[//www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80020283 WorldCat]</span>

    </div></td></tr>

    </table>

    </div> <div style="display: none;">institution QS:P195,Q19675</div> Those tags are based on [[:Template:Institution|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Institution&#125;&#125;</span>]] 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 [[:Template:Private collection|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Private collection&#125;&#125;</span>]]
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    medium Medium technique Technique

    (Alternative name: technique)<br />Medium (technique and materials) used to create artwork. Use, when possible:

  • [[:Template:Technique|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Technique&#125;&#125;</span>]] template
  • [[:Category:Multilingual tags: Techniques|multilingual Technique tags]], like [[:Template:Oil on canvas|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Oil on canvas&#125;&#125;</span>]]
  • [[:Template:Reproduction|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Reproduction&#125;&#125;</span>]] template to distinguish between the technique of a reproduction and of the original artwork
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    notes Notes

    Additional information about the artwork and its history.

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    object history object_history Object_history Object history

    [[:en:Provenance|Provenance]] (history of artwork ownership). Use [[:Template:ProvenanceEvent|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;ProvenanceEvent&#125;&#125;</span>]], [[:Template:Discovered|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Discovered&#125;&#125;</span>]] and [[:Category:Multilingual tags: Provenance|other]] similar templates.

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    original description Original_description 0riginal_caption

    Original description provided by the source institution

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    original description info

    Optional header for original description

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    other_fields other_fields Other_fields Other fields

    Additional table fields. Easiest way to use it is through {{[[Template:Information field|Information field]]&#124;name=''Field Name''&#124;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.

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    other_versions other_versions Other_versions Other versions

    Links to files with very similar content or derivative files; use thumbnails or &lt;gallery&gt;&lt;/gallery&gt;.

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    permission Permission

    license information. Common [[Commons:License tags|license tag(s)]], include:

  • {{[[Template:PD-art|PD-art]]&#124;PD-old-100}} ''&lt;— file found on the web; artist died 100+ years ago''
  • Artwork: [[:Template:PD-old-100|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;PD-old-100&#125;&#125;</span>]] Photo: [[:Template:PD-self|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;PD-self&#125;&#125;</span>]] ''&lt;— file self-made; artist died 100+ years ago''
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    photographer Photographer author Author

    Photographer who took the original photograph. Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with [[:Template:Creator|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Creator&#125;&#125;</span>]] template whenever possible. Wikidata item IDs are allowed.

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    blank field presented as: "Author".
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    references References

    Books and websites with information about the artwork. Please use [[:Template:Cite book|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Cite book&#125;&#125;</span>]] and [[:Template:Cite web|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Cite web&#125;&#125;</span>]] templates.

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    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 : [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=168 Gallery] : [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=10607 Info] : [http://www.artrenewal.org/images/artists/f/Fortuny_Mariano/large/Fortuny_Moroccan_Man.jpg Pic]
    • Milner, John: ''Mondrian'', p. 35 - <span lang="en" dir="ltr">[[:en:ISBN|<span lang="en" dir="ltr">ISBN</span>]]</span>&nbsp;[[Special:BookSources/0714831670|0714831670]]
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    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.

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    title Title

    Title of the artwork. Skip and use ''description'' field if artwork has no title. Use [[:Category:Language templates|Language templates]] when translating and '''boldface''' the original-language title, for example:

  • {{en|''The Title of the Picture''.}}
  • Many frequently used titles have [[:Category:Multilingual tags: Title|Multilingual tags]] are available, like [[:Template:Self-portrait|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Self-portrait&#125;&#125;</span>]].

    • {{en|Untitled, known as ''A Common Title'' or ''Another Known Title''.}}
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    Wikidatawikidata Wikidata

    ID of the Wikidata item about the artwork (if any)

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