
King Asa Burns His Grandmother's Idol
King Asa points as two men burn a carved wooden idol by the brook while the queen mother turns away. The walls of Jerusalem rise behind.
Prompt
1 Kings 15: Good King Asa of Judah destroys the idol his grandmother made and burns it by the brook Kidron. King Asa, large and central, stands resolute on the rocky bank of the Kidron valley, pointing as his servants cast a toppled carved wooden idol-pole into a roaring bonfire; flames and sparks rise brightly. Behind him the stripped queen mother Maachah, without her crown, turns away in anger. The walls of Jerusalem rise on the ridge above under a clear blue afternoon sky. 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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