The Wise Woman Speaks to Joab from the Wall

Prompt

2 Samuel 20: During the siege of Abel of Beth-maachah, a wise woman calls down from the city wall to Joab, "Hear, hear," and pleads for the city, "a mother in Israel," promising that the rebel Sheba will be given up. The wise woman leans over the top of the stone city wall, large in the upper frame, one hand raised, her veil blowing, her face calm, brave and wise. Joab stands below at the foot of the wall on the earthen siege ramp, large and central, in armour with his helmet in hand, looking up and listening intently. A few soldiers rest on the ramp behind him. Bright clear morning sky and golden light on the stone wall; tense negotiation turning to peace, no violence shown. 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.