The Beggar Sits at the Rich Man's Gate

Prompt

Luke 16: the rich man and the beggar at his gate. A poor, thin beggar dressed in rags, large and central, sits on the stone step outside the ornate bronze-studded gate of a rich man's mansion, hungrily looking up toward the crumbs from the feast; two street dogs nuzzle at his side. Through the open gateway, softly blurred behind, the rich man in purple and fine linen reclines at a lavish banquet in warm lamplight. Late golden afternoon light on the street, quiet pathos, nothing graphic. Both men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair. 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.