Template:Infobox artist/doc

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}} |alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1|{{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Native name	{{{native_name}}}
Dia Muri	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Education	{{{education}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Known for	{{{known_for}}}
Notable work(s)	{{{notable_works}}}
Style	{{{style}}}
Movementu	{{{movement}}}
Spouse(s)	{{{spouse}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Elected	{{{elected}}}
Patron(s)	{{{patrons}}}
Memorial(s)	{{{memorials}}}
Website
{{{website}}}

{{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.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Infobox artist

An infobox for artists.

Template parameters

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

See also

• {{Infobox musical artist}}
• {{Infobox artwork}}
• {{Image information art}} - for image pages