
Paul Strikes Elymas Blind Before Sergius Paulus
Paul points at Elymas, who gropes with outstretched hands, while the proconsul in a white and purple robe and Barnabas look on in a marble hall.
Prompt
Acts 13: at Paphos on Cyprus, Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, rebukes the sorcerer Elymas, who is struck blind. Paul stands large and central, fixing his eyes on Elymas and pointing at him, while Elymas staggers with arms outstretched, groping for someone to lead him by the hand, his eyes clouded. The Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus watches from his seat in astonishment, and Barnabas stands at Paul's side. A bright marble hall of a Roman governor's residence open to the sea. 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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