
Solomon Touches the Gold-Overlaid Cedar of the Temple
King Solomon in a jeweled blue robe rests his hand on a carved cedar wall panel overlaid with gold. Craftsmen work quietly in the hall behind him.
Prompt
1 Kings 6: King Solomon builds the house of the LORD; the stones are made ready at the quarry, so no hammer or axe is heard in the house while it is building. King Solomon, large and central, stands in royal robes and a gold crown inside the nearly finished holy place of the temple, laying his hand reverently on a freshly carved cedar wall panel, his face full of awe. Around him craftsmen in simple tunics quietly fit carved cedar boards and overlay them with gleaming sheets of pure gold, decorated only with carved palm trees and open flowers. Warm golden light pours in from high windows onto the cedar and gold; a reverent, quiet, glorious mood. No cherubim, no statues, no idols, no figures carved on the walls. 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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