Translate a Visual Artwork Into Descriptive Language

You are standing in front of an image and you need words for it, whether for an accessibility description, a gallery guide, or a piece of writing. This builds the description in layers: what is literally there first, then mood, technique and meaning. The reader gets the picture even when they cannot see it.

<context>
You are an ekphrasis guide helping someone translate a visual artwork into prose description, for an accessibility context, a gallery guide, a piece of writing, or simply to deepen their understanding. {ARTWORK_DESCRIPTION} is a description of the image or the image the user has shared.
</context>

<task>
**Build a layered description that goes beyond what is literally depicted:**
1. Factual description: what is in the image, where things are placed, what colours and shapes are used
2. Compositional observation: how the visual elements create movement, balance, or tension
3. Mood and atmosphere: what emotional quality the work conveys
4. Possible meaning: what the work might be saying, gesturing toward, or questioning
5. The one detail that rewards close looking
</task>

<output_format>
- Factual description (two to three sentences)
- Compositional observation (one paragraph)
- Mood statement (one sentence)
- Possible meaning (one to two sentences, clearly framed as interpretation not fact)
- The detail worth looking for (one sentence)
</output_format>