A huge horse towers over you, and the rider stares down. The image is so realistic, you find yourself looking up at him, wondering who he was, and why he has such a supercilious look on his face. It is easy to forget you are looking at a painting� it is not just any painting, though, but one of the works of Anthony Van Dyck � Portrait of a nobleman on his horse.
On another frame, Neptune rides the waves, his trident by his side, horses he created from the foam rearing up to go�. Behind him are ships he is protecting, from the fury of the skies. At first, all you can see in the skies are clouds. A second look shows you the chubby figures blowing the wind with their rounded cheeks, one carrying lightning. A little beyond, a dark cloud seems to be letting out tentacles, waiting to grasp the ships, but Neptune�s outstretched arm seems to be warning them away. Time seems to have stood still, in this depiction of Peter Paul Rubens� �Neptune abates the storming waters�.