Floodwaters Burst the Gates of Nineveh

Prompt

Nahum 2: "The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved... The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet." At the great river gate of Nineveh, a torrent of foaming floodwater bursts through the shattered bronze-banded gates and pours into the city, undermining the walls of the Assyrian palace with its carved winged-bull guardians; in the foreground a Median warrior in scarlet with a red-painted shield stands large and central on a rampart, spear raised, as the flood surges below him. Bright, harsh morning sunlight on white spray, blue sky, sandstone and glazed brick. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.