Nehemiah Offers the Cup to King Artaxerxes

Prompt

Nehemiah 2: Nehemiah the cupbearer offers wine to King Artaxerxes, and the king asks why his face is sad, the queen sitting beside him. Nehemiah, in fine Persian court robes and a wrapped headdress, stands large and central holding out a golden wine cup to the king, his face sorrowful and afraid as he silently prays; Artaxerxes leans forward on his throne studying him with concern, and the queen in rich robes and a jewelled veil sits beside the king. A bright Persian throne room with fluted columns and glazed-brick lions behind, warm golden sunlight. 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.