Still life painters are known to play with the composition of objects and negative space to develop certain looks to their work. While early still life work usually had religious themes and tones, some modern still life artists break the two-dimensional boundary and add graphic elements to their work.
Which artist is a well known still life painter? If you're interested in still life art check out this list of famous still lifes.
Juan Sánchez Cotán was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pioneer of realism in Spain. His still lifes—also called bodegones—were painted in an austere style, especially when compared to similar works in the Netherlands and Italy. ...moresee more on Juan Sánchez Cotán
Georg Flegel was a German painter, best known for his still life works. ...moresee more on Georg Flegel
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age. ...moresee more on Ambrosius Bosschaert
Floris van Dyck, also called Floris van Dijck or Floris Claesz. van Dyck was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter. ...moresee more on Floris van Dyck
Frans Snyders or Snijders was a Flemish painter of animals and still lifes. ...moresee more on Franz Snyders
Osias Beert or Osias Beert the Elder was a Flemish painter active in Antwerpen 1596 - 1623, who specialized in flower and "breakfast"-type still lifes. ...moresee more on Osias Beert
Juan Bautista de Espinosa was a Spanish painter. Much of his work, which included religious paintings and portraits, is now untraced, and his few known extant paintings are all still lifes. Little is known of his life. He worked in Toledo and Madrid from 1612 to 1626 and, judging by his style, he ...moresee more on Juan Bautista de Espinosa