Moses Veils His Shining Face at Sinai

Prompt

2 Corinthians 3: 'The children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance... Moses, which put a vail over his face.' Moses stands large and central at the foot of Mount Sinai, holding the two stone tablets of the law against his chest with one arm, his face shining with radiant light, as he lifts a plain linen veil to cover it with his other hand. A few Israelites in the foreground shield their eyes in awe. The rugged red granite mountain behind under a clear sky. The tablets are blank smooth stone. The other men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their 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.