Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

Prompt

Genesis 48: the aged and nearly blind Jacob, sitting up on his bed, blesses Joseph's two sons, deliberately crossing his arms to lay his right hand on the younger Ephraim's head and his left on the firstborn Manasseh. Jacob sits large and central with his arms crossed in blessing over the two young men kneeling before him; Joseph stands beside them reaching to move his father's hand, surprised. Warm golden light falls through a window into the simple room. The mood is solemn, tender and prophetic. 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.