Mordecai Mourns in Sackcloth Outside the King's Gate

Prompt

Esther 4: Mordecai mourns in sackcloth and ashes before the king's gate after Haman's decree. Mordecai, large and central, kneels in the street outside the great gate of Shushan, his clothes torn, rough dark sackcloth over his shoulders and grey ashes on his head, arms raised as he cries out with a loud and bitter cry. A palace attendant stands nearby holding out a folded fine robe sent by Queen Esther, which Mordecai refuses. The towering glazed-brick gate of the Persian palace rises behind him in bright, clear midday light. 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.