Solomon Judges Between Two Mothers

Prompt

1 Kings 3: The wise judgment of King Solomon between two mothers. Young King Solomon, large and central, sits on his throne in the judgment hall, one hand raised to stop the guard, his eyes fixed with sharp insight on the true mother. Before him one woman kneels with arms outstretched, weeping and pleading for the baby's life, while the other woman stands coldly aside; a palace guard stands holding a sheathed sword at his side, and the healthy swaddled baby is safe in the arms of a servant. A bright hall of cedar pillars and stone in Jerusalem, clear daylight. 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.