
Jacob Rebukes Simeon and Levi After Shechem
Jacob gestures in distress before his sons Simeon and Levi, who wear swords, while Dinah stands veiled and sorrowful beside them. Smoke rises from a town on the distant hill.
Prompt
Genesis 34: after Simeon and Levi take revenge on the city of Shechem for their sister Dinah, their father Jacob confronts them in dismay. Jacob stands large and central outside his tent, hands raised in distress and rebuke; Simeon and Levi stand before him defiant, swords at their sides, while Dinah, veiled and sorrowful, stands close beside her brothers. A thin plume of smoke rises from the distant walled town on the hills under a bright sky. The mood is grave, troubled and tense. 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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