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Jacob Petit and the Porcelain of Paris
In the 1830s, while Parisian decorators and porcelain makers were providing models that perpetuated the neoclassical vocabulary, Jacob Petit (1796-1868 ...
An incredible acquisition: "The Holy Family's Journey to Egypt" by Georges Och
Georges Och, a great unknown Georges Och was a French landscape painter born in 1798. To date, little is known about the life and work of this artist, who c& ...
Atena and its collection of Romantic art
"Romantic Paris, 1815-1848": the exhibition-event at the Petit Palais From May 22 to September 15, 2019, the Petit Palais presents "Romantic Paris", an exhibition ...
The animal sculpture and the decorative arts in the 19th century
A popular genre The Romantic movement, in addition to its decisive influence on sculpture on portraiture and the treatment of certain types of subjects, favors the emergence...
Art nouveau: the apogee of the decorative arts (1890-1914)
Birth of the Art Nouveau style The desire to create a new art, understood as a new artistic form, appeared very early, from the end of the 18th century.
French silver in the 19th century
From 1820 to 1890, French silversmithing was marked by eclecticism and a taste for a wide variety of styles. From the rigorous neoclassical ...
Different engraving and printing techniques
Engraving and printing techniques are art methods used to reproduce an image on different media. Engraving consists of incising a surface to create a ...
The new-generation antique gallery
A little history... Galerie Atena was born in the Louvre des Antiquaires, a stone's throw from the Louvre Museum, where Frédéric and Nidal Sioufi ...
The "bateau" bed, a star of the Empire period
The "bateau" bed, a French invention In France, the "bateau" bed was produced during the Directoire period (1795-1799), and was very much in vogue during the Empire and ...
Mythology in the decorative arts of the 19th century
"Eight mahogany chairs lined up against the white-painted panelling. An old piano supported, under a barometer, a pyramidal pile of boxes and cartons. Two b ...
The Napoleon III style (1852-1870)
An era 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 ...
Publishing bronzes in 19th-century France
Bronze Edition: A Social Phenomenon Small sculpture or bronze edition is a surprising phenomenon...
Art Deco, the modernity of the Roaring Twenties
Who hasn't dreamed of having a drink in a sublime Art Deco setting, as if you were living in Gatsby the Magnificent? Often regarded as the aesthetic of the ...
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 beginnings of the E ...
1stdibs and Galerie Atena: a beautiful collaboration
Atena on online antique sales platforms Galerie Atena has a strong online presence, with virtual stores on Proantic, S ...
The brilliance of Baccarat crystal
Crystal is a regular on festive tables in the form of champagne glasses. However, this precious material can be used in a variety of ways.
The Transition style (1765-1775)
The term Transition refers to the stylistic evolution which, in the second half of the reign of Louis XV and at the very beginning of the reign of Louis XVI, was characterized ...
How to decorate your restaurant with works of art?
Create an inspiring venue Bars displaying works of art, brasseries designed by famous decorators, restaurants decorated by ...
Silver cutlery set in the 19th century
flatware, an 18th-century invention The practice of placing cutlery on the table, around each plate, became widespread from the 16th ...
The French clock
From the end of the 18th century, artists rose up against classical rigidity and the cult of ideal beauty and expressed their preference...
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3D tour
Antiques Showroom Design Showroom OUR OBJECTS MODELED IN 3D The digitization of the furniture industry and the development of new ...