Giovanni Carandente
Giovanni Carandente (30 August 1920 – 7 June 2009) is a Italian-Italian art critic, teacher, journalist, art historian, art director, civil servant, art collector, and collector. He was born in Naples. He died in Rome.
Awards received include Order of St. Olav, Order of the Yugoslav Star, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, and honorary citizenship.