Micaiah Stands Before Ahab and Jehoshaphat

Prompt

2 Chronicles 18: At the gate of Samaria, King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah sit on their thrones in their royal robes while the four hundred prophets cry "Go up and prosper," and Zedekiah son of Chenaanah brandishes iron horns; but the prophet Micaiah stands alone before them and declares, "I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd." Micaiah, a plain prophet in a simple brown mantle, is large and central, standing calm and unafraid with his hand raised; behind him the two kings sit side by side on thrones at the city gate, Ahab scowling with hatred and Jehoshaphat leaning forward troubled; to one side Zedekiah holds up a pair of iron horns on his head mockingly. Bright, hard afternoon sunlight on the stone gate plaza. 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.