A realistic, dramatic oil painting capturing the epic scale of the 1258 Siege of Baghdad. In the foreground, Mongol cavalry charges along the banks of the Tigris River under a chaotic, smoky sky. In the mid-ground, the massive, imposing round mud-brick walls and grand turquoise-domed palaces of Baghdad are under intense assault, with giant wooden trebuchets launching fireballs into the city. In the background, thick plumes of dark black smoke rise from the burning Grand Library of Baghdad. The art style is inspired by 19th-century European orientalist and historical painters like Vasily Vereshchagin and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Rich texture of thick oil on canvas, heavy impasto, cinematic dramatic lighting (chiaroscuro), deep shadows, vibrant fiery oranges contrasting with deep blues, highly detailed, masterpieces, 8k resolution.