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Regulus is an 1828 painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. He significantly overpainted it in 1829 to repair damage, and in 1837 to increase the Sun's brightness. The painting depicts the mythological tale of the Roman general Marcus Atilius Regulus, who was captured by the Carthaginian Empire and tortured to death after refusing to be part of a prisoner exchange. Whether the painting depicts Regulus's torture of being blinded by looking at the Sun, his departure from Rome or Carthage, or some other setting has been debated by scholars. Regulus's location in the painting is also uncertain. Regulus was controversial in its time, receiving both praise and critique from Turner's contemporaries. In 1863, it was stabbed by a man during viewing hours, who expressed contempt towards the painting's artistic technique and Turner himself. Several derivative works have been created from the painting, including two engravings and two depictions of its 1837 repainting. (Full article...)

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