Aholibah Gazes at Chaldean Wall Paintings

Prompt

Ezekiel 23: the parable of the two sisters Aholah and Aholibah; Aholibah dotes on the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion upon the wall. A young Judean woman in rich jewellery and a fine embroidered mantle, large and central, stands enthralled before a palace wall carved with life-size reliefs of Babylonian officers and horsemen, painted in bright vermilion, with dyed turbans and girdles; her older sister stands just behind her shoulder, also gazing. Warm golden light from a high window rakes across the red reliefs. Modestly dressed. 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.