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Lewis D. Einstein

American, 1877 - 1967

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Anonymous Artist, The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice, c. 1770/1800, oil on canvas, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1958.7.1

The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice

Anonymous Artist · c. 1770/1800 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1958.7.1

Catherine Lusurier, Portrait of a Young Boy, red and black chalk on heavy brown laid paper, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1956.12.2

Portrait of a Young Boy

Catherine Lusurier · · red and black chalk on heavy brown laid paper ·  Accession ID  1956.12.2

Anonymous Artist, The Gift of the Fishermen, 18th or 19th century, oil on canvas, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1954.17.1

The Gift of the Fishermen

Anonymous Artist · 18th or 19th century · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1954.17.1

Giulio Benso, The Last Supper, pen and brown ink with brown wash, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1956.3.3

The Last Supper

Giulio Benso · · pen and brown ink with brown wash ·  Accession ID  1956.3.3

Antwerp 16th Century, Portrait of an Almoner of Antwerp, 1542, oil on panel, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1956.3.2

Portrait of an Almoner of Antwerp

Antwerp 16th Century · 1542 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  1956.3.2

Louis Durameau, A Game of Cards, 1767, pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over graphite on laid paper, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1954.17.3

A Game of Cards

Louis Durameau · 1767 · pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over graphite on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1954.17.3

Egyptian 2nd Century, Portrait of a Woman, 2nd century, encaustic on wood, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1956.12.1

Portrait of a Woman

Egyptian 2nd Century · 2nd century · encaustic on wood ·  Accession ID  1956.12.1

Carved with highly polished, speckled, rust-colored stone, this wide, elongated urn is oval shaped when seen from above. We look onto one longer side in this photograph. The foot of the urn is carved into two lion’s feet, turned slightly outward at an angle from each other. Where the body of the urn meets the feet is an animal-like face with a prominent lower lip and lion-like nose. The lower portion of the urn curves up to create a shallow bowl shape before angling inward into a deeply carved cove above. Two scrolling handles, one on each narrow end of the urn, curve from the bulging bowl of the urn down to the feet. Each handle is decorated with a human face, seen in profile with mouth open, near where the handle meets the body of the urn. The lid is decorated with scrolls and foliation that flank a humanoid face with a gaping mouth, a broad nose, and wide-open eyes. Light glints off the smooth polished surface, and the urn sits against a charcoal-gray background.
Florentine 16th Century, Urn with Grotesque Masks, c. 1580/1620, porphyry, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1953.13.2

Urn with Grotesque Masks

Florentine 16th Century · c. 1580/1620 · porphyry ·  Accession ID  1953.13.2

Charles de La Fosse, Zeger Jacob van Helmont, Augustin Coppens, Urbanus Leyniers, Daniël Leyniers II, Hendrik Reydams II, Apollo and Daphne, 1713/1721, tapestry: undyed wool warp, dyed wool and silk weft, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1951.1.1

Apollo and Daphne

Charles de La Fosse, Zeger Jacob van Helmont, Augustin Coppens, Urbanus Leyniers, Daniël Leyniers II, Hendrik Reydams II · 1713/1721 · tapestry: undyed wool warp, dyed wool and silk weft ·  Accession ID  1951.1.1

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, The Adoration of the Skulls, c. 1733/1734, oil on canvas, Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1956.3.1

The Adoration of the Skulls

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon · c. 1733/1734 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1956.3.1

Bibliography

1967

  • "Lewis Einstein, Ex-Diplomat, 90." [obituary] The New York Times (6 December 1967).

  • "Lewis Einstein, Retired Diplomat and Author." [obituary] The Washington Post (6 December 1967).