riguarda

Updated: June 12, 2025

All the old legends assume that the resemblance between the Son and the Mother must have been perfect. Dante alludes to this belief: "Riguarda ormai nella faccia ch' a Christo Piu s' assomiglia." "Now raise thy view Unto the visage most resembling Christ."

Mrs. (Anna) Jameson - Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts