Tips for furnishing an Empire-style living room in a castle, mansion, or luxury apartment
For over 25 years, Galerie Atena has been helping its clients decorate their interiors: castles, manor houses, beautiful homes, luxury apartments… with…
Large Empire-style boat bed
What is an Empire-style boat bed? The Empire-style boat bed, also called a "Napoleonic bed," is a style of bed that was...
Jacob Petit and Paris porcelain
In the 1830s, while Parisian decorators and porcelain manufacturers provided designs that perpetuated the neoclassical vocabulary, Jacob Petit (1796-1868 ...
Gold leaf restoration
Gold, a trendy color in decoration. Among the decorating trends of recent years: gold. In brass, metal, or gilded wood...
A New Project for the Gallery: The Acquisition of the Château de Peyraud
It is with great joy that we share with you today some news that is particularly close to our hearts: we have acquired the magnificent Château de ...
Large format paintings in our collections
Large Format and History Painting: In the 19th century, painters interpreted everything related to their own time and earlier periods on large canvases...
Art Nouveau: The pinnacle of decorative arts (1890-1914)
The Birth of Art Nouveau: The desire to create a new art, understood as a new artistic form, appeared very early, as early as the end of the 18th century...
The Restoration style (1815-1830)
After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815, power in France was taken over by Louis XVI's two brothers: the Count of Provence, who ruled...
The French clock
From the late 18th century onwards, artists rose up against classical rigidity and the cult of ideal beauty, expressing their preference...
The different engraving and printing techniques
Engraving and printing techniques are artistic methods that allow an image to be reproduced on various media. Engraving involves incising a surface to...
The fêtes galantes in the era of Louis XV
You've surely seen them before, on porcelain, canvas, or even tapestry: these charming little couples courting each other in the countryside. But who are they? Why are they...
The Louis XV style (1730-1760)
The peaceful and prosperous reign of Louis XV (1715-1774) allowed for a prodigious development of the arts, literature, and sciences. The construction of new palaces, the flourishing...
Atena and her collection of Romantic-era art
"Romantic Paris, 1815-1848": The Petit Palais's landmark exhibition. From May 22 to September 15, 2019, the Petit Palais presents "Romantic Paris," an exhibition...
Wallpaper panorama by Zuber & Cie: a view of 19th-century America - SOLD
In the history of interior decoration, few works are as spectacular and refined as the panoramic wallpapers from the Zuber & ... factory.
How are porcelain biscuits made?
In our previous article, we explored the rich history of porcelain biscuit. This time, let's turn our attention to the techniques used to create these objects...
The Empire style (1804-1815)
The Empire style developed under the impetus of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821), who reigned from 1804 to 1815. The first stirrings of the style can be found...
The Directoire style (1789-1804)
The term "Directory" refers to a historical period following the French Revolution (1789) and the National Convention (1792-1795), but also to...
An incredible acquisition: "Voyage de la Sainte Famille en Egypte" by Georges Och
Georges Och, a largely unknown figure. Georges Och was a French landscape painter, born in 1798. To this day, little is known about the life and work of this artist who...
How to buy furniture and art objects online?
The health crisis we are experiencing has stimulated the online art market and opened access to furniture and works of art to a much wider public...
Restoring a neoclassical salon: the art of reviving history, at the Château de Peyraud
"There's something magical about restoring a castle; it's like going back in time, room by room, to give a space back its...
The Napoleon III style (1852-1870)
A period of decadence, the Second Empire (1852-1870) sought to impose prestige through pomp, festivities, and luxury, in contrast to the bourgeois reign of the discreet Louis-Philippe...
The folding screen, from its origins in Asia to 19th-century salons
The folding screen, this versatile decorative element, has endured through the centuries, bringing a touch of elegance and functionality to interiors...
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