1. A still life (plural still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter

2. Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625), Bouquet (1599),

3. Glass bowl of fruit and vases
Glass bowl of fruit and vases. Roman wall painting in Pompeii (around 70 AD),

4. Jacopo de' Barbari (c. 1440–before 1516), Still-Life with Partridge and Gauntlets (1504),

5. Caravaggio (1571–1610), Basket of Fruit, (c. 1599), oil on canvas

6. Josefa de Ayala (Josefa de Óbidos), Still-life, c.1679,

7. Pieter Claesz, Vanitas still life, 1630, Royal Picture Gallery

8. Édouard Manet (1832-1883), Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase (1883),

9. Francisco Goya, Still Life with Fruit, Bottles, Breads, 1824-1826

10. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), The Black Marble Clock, (1869-1871), Private collection

11. Mary Cassatt,(1844-1926), Lilacs in a Window, 1880

12. Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Apples, a Pear, and a Ceramic Portrait Jug, 1889,

13. Henri Matisse, Still Life with Geraniums, 1910

14. Georges Braque (1882-1963), Violin and Candlestick (1910),

15. Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), Handsome Drinks, c. 1916

16. Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Still Life with a Beer Mug 1921

17. Painting Title: Le Lit Dans La Glace 1919 Henri Matisse Famous French artists - Still Life Paintings - 20th Century painter About the the Le Lit Dans La Glace Painting Henri Matisse never hid the fact that he painted beautiful things. He wanted his paintings to be celebrations of life. He wanted his works to be easy to think about and view. A vase of colorful flowers achieves all of his aims.

18. Painting Title: Iris Claude Monet Famous French painters - Famous Flower Paintings About the Iris Painting Claude Monet created his garden like a work of art and painted it, not unlike a painter might create sculpture to feature in his paintings. The artist arranged his garden like a still life painter would compose a bowl of fruit on the table. "My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece." Claude Monet Quote

19. Pablo Picasso –
Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table 1909

20. Pablo Picasso - Nude and Still-life - 1931

21. Pablo Picasso - Guitar - 1913

22. Painting Title: A Pair of Shoes 1887 Oil on Canvas, 34 x 41
Painting Title: A Pair of Shoes 1887 Oil on Canvas, 34 x 41.5cm Vincent van Gogh

23. Painting Title: Sunflowers (Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers) 1888 Oil on Canvas, 92.1 x 73cm - 36 x 28 Inches (approx) Vincent van Gogh Famous Dutch artist - Post Impressionist painter About the Sunflowers Painting This is one of several versions of sunflowers that Vincent van Gogh painted. This version with 15 sunflowers was painted in Arles, in The painting is in the collection of the National Gallery in London, England.

24. cezanne still life with peppermint bottle