The Poor Widow Drops Two Mites into the Offering

Prompt

Luke 21: the poor widow's two mites. In the Court of the Women of Herod's temple, a poor elderly widow in a worn, patched mantle, large and central, gently drops two tiny copper coins into the bronze trumpet-shaped mouth of a temple offering chest, her face humble and full of quiet devotion; a short distance behind her Jesus sits watching with deep tenderness, while a rich man in fine embroidered robes pours a showy handful of coins into another chest, softly blurred. Bright morning light on golden limestone and colonnades. The rich man wears a wrapped turban over his hair. 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.