{"id":598,"date":"2013-04-08T13:13:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg"},"modified":"2013-04-08T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:35","slug":"olympus-digital-camera-47","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=598","title":{"rendered":"Monreale Christ Commending William Mosaic"},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-332x249.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type of Site: Church (including Cathedrals)<br \/>\nDate: ca. 1175-1190 CE<br \/>\nDescription:<br \/>\n     This mosaic shows patronage to King William II of Sicily.  He is being crowned by Christ enthroned with angels floating above him.  A commonality shared with Byzantine artwork is to display the patron for whom the church was constructed by or influenced from.  King William II was an influential character in Sicily and especially in Monreale.  William II would succeed his father at the tender age of thirteen due to a sudden death.  His father, William I was not liked by the popular majority and William II was certain not to follow in the same footsteps.  &#8220;William the Good&#8217;s contribution to Sicily&#8217;s wealth and well-being was inconspicuous.  He died in 1189, at the age of thirty-six, and was succeeded by his aunt Constance&#8230;&#8221; (Privitera p. 67).  Unfortunately the height of Norman influence and artistic influence halted in Monreale after his death.  William II was benevolent in ruling authority and had a diverse makeup in his administration.  Muslims and Christians made up governmental positions in his administration.  Additionally, as Christianity evolved across much of greater Palermo, Muslims still lived in harmonious times with Christians.  William II himself had a deep admiration to the Arab arts and literature.  He often paid patronage to Arab poets.<br \/>\nModern Province: (PA) Palermo<br \/>\nModern Town: Greater Palermo<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>A Tribute to William II<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":500,"height":375,"file":"2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-300x225.jpg","width":300,"height":225,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-300x225.jpg"},"teaser-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-332x249.jpg","width":332,"height":249,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-332x249.jpg"},"gallery-1-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-432x375.jpg","width":432,"height":375,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-432x375.jpg"},"gallery-2-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-268x268.jpg","width":268,"height":268,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-268x268.jpg"},"gallery-3-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-268x164.jpg","width":268,"height":164,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic-268x164.jpg"},"full":{"file":"MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg","width":500,"height":375,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":4.8,"credit":"","camera":"C5060WZ","caption":"","created_timestamp":1092720964,"copyright":"","focal_length":"22.9","iso":"183","shutter_speed":"1.6","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"}},"post":118,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeChristCommendingWilliamIIMosaic.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=598"}]}}