The King of Nineveh Sits in Ashes

Prompt

Jonah 3: "For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes." In a great Assyrian palace courtyard with carved stone winged-bull guardians and glazed-brick walls, the king of Nineveh, with his curled Assyrian beard, sits large and central in a heap of grey ashes wearing rough brown sackcloth, his jewelled royal robe and tall crown laid aside beside him, his head bowed in repentance; in the open gateway behind him Jonah stands with his staff, having proclaimed the warning. Bright clear morning sunlight, warm sandstone and blue glazed tiles. 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.