
Queen of Sheba Stands Before Solomon
The queen of Sheba, with a hand on her heart, looks up toward King Solomon on his lion-flanked throne. Caskets of treasure and baskets of spices sit nearby.
Prompt
2 Chronicles 9: The queen of Sheba, having come to prove Solomon with hard questions, has seen his wisdom and the house he built, and there is no more spirit in her; she says, "The one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me," and presents him with gold, precious stones and spices such as never were seen. The queen of Sheba, regal in richly coloured robes and jewels, is large and central, standing before King Solomon with one hand on her heart in wonder; Solomon sits on his great ivory throne overlaid with gold, with golden lions standing beside its arms and on its six steps, leaning forward to listen kindly. Between them her servants have set down open caskets of gold and jewels and baskets of fragrant spices. Warm, glowing golden light in a cedar-panelled throne hall. 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.
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