David Kisses Absalom After His Return

Prompt

2 Samuel 14: After years of estrangement, Absalom is brought before his father; he bows himself on his face to the ground before the king, and King David kisses him. Absalom kneels large in the foreground, his famously long, thick hair falling over his shoulders, head bowed. King David, in rich royal robes and heavy gold crown, bends down over him, large and central, holding Absalom's head in both hands and kissing his forehead, his face wet with tears of longing and pain. Behind them, out of focus, the stone throne room and Joab standing watchfully in the doorway. Warm golden afternoon light; bittersweet, emotional reconciliation. 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.