Renaissance style research center, grand hall, high ceiling, ornate chandelier, luxurious wooden furniture, intricate carvings, velvet drapes, amethyst glass accents, stained glass windows, warm golden lighting, ancient tomes, scrolls, mysterious artifacts, leather-bound books, globe, astrolabe, professor, middle-aged man, spectacles, beard, formal attire, holding quill, sitting at oak desk, surrounded by bookshelves, subtle steam punk elements, ornate clockwork mechanisms, soft focus, warm color tone, cinematic composition.