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Denis Mahon

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English art historian and collector (1910-2011)

United KingdomLived 1910 to 2011 · aged 100
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Sir John Denis Mahon, was a British collector and historian of Italian art. Considered to be one of the few art collectors who was also a respected scholar, he is generally credited, alongside Sacheverell Sitwell and Tancred Borenius, with bringing Italian pre-Baroque and Baroque painters to the attention of...

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The Fall of Phaeton (c. 1624) by Johann Liss. Denis Mahon collection (on loan to the National Gallery, London)The Fall of Phaeton (c. 1624) by Johann Liss. Denis Mahon collection (on loan to the National Gallery, London)Mahon (left) with Andrea Emiliani and Pierluigi Cervellati, photographed by Paolo Monti in the San Galgano Abbey, Chiusdino (Italy), 1980.Mahon (left) with Andrea Emiliani and Pierluigi Cervellati, photographed by Paolo Monti in the San Galgano Abbey, Chiusdino (Italy), 1980.

Awards 4

2002Companion of Honour
1986Knight Bachelor
1967Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1964Fellow of the British Academy

Connected to Denis 6

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of ChiswickAlso won Companion of HonourHelena SwanwickAlso won Companion of HonourJoseph HertzAlso won Companion of HonourBrian TalboysAlso won Companion of HonourBarbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of AbingerAlso won Companion of HonourBeryl GreyAlso won Companion of Honour

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Sir John Denis Mahon, was a British collector and historian of Italian art. Considered to be one of the few art collectors who was also a respected scholar, he is generally credited, alongside Sacheverell Sitwell and Tancred Borenius, with bringing Italian pre-Baroque and Baroque painters to the attention of English-speaking audiences, reversing the critical aversion to their work that had prevailed from the time of John Ruskin.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2011 · aged 100
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