Luis Meléndez
(1716 – 1780)

Luis Egidio Meléndez was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as one of the greatest Spanish still-life painters of the 18th century. His mastery of composition and light, and ability to convey the volume and texture of individual objects enabled him to transform the most mundane of kitchen fare into powerful images. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Egidio_Meléndez

Still Life with Watermelons and Apples
1771
Oil on canvas
63 x 84 cm
Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/still-life-with-watermelons-and-apples-in-a/d3fb5468-40c6-42fd-965b-85c418f295ef?searchid=4812fcf7-f37c-69eb-3587-55318b6b420f

Francisco de Goya
(1560 – 1627)
 

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (/ˈɡɔɪə/; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xoˈse ðe ˈɣoʝa i luˈθjentes]; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya 

 

Still Life with Golden Bream
1808-1812
Oil on canvas
44.8 x 62.5 cm
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/26077/still-life-with-golden-bream

 Anne Vallayer-Coster
(1744 – 1818)
 

Anne Vallayer-Coster was a French painter best known for still lifes. She achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1770, at the age of twenty-six.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Vallayer-Coster

Attributes of Music
1770
Oil on canvas
113 x 116 cm
Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010059097

Jean Siméon Chardin
(1699 - 1779)

Jean Siméon Chardin was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities. Carefully balanced composition, soft diffusion of light, and granular impasto characterize his work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Siméon_Chardin

La Raie (The Ray)
1728
Oil on canvas
114.5 x 177.5 cm
Louvre collection
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065938 

Louise Moillon
(1610–1696) 
 

Louise Moillon was a French still life painter in the Baroque era. It is recorded that she became known as one of the best still life painters of her time, as her work was purchased by King Charles I of England, as well as French nobility. Moillon's works show the influence of Flemish painting in their trompe l'oeil effects but are characteristically French in their elegance. Moillon created about 40 paintings during her lifetime which are held in museums and private collections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Moillon

Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus
1630
Oil on panel
53.3 × 71.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/62450/still-life-with-a-basket-of-fruit-and-a-bunch-of-asparagus

 Frans Snyders
(1579 – 1657)
 

Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes. A versatile artist, his works depict all sorts of foods, utensils, and tableware and wide assortment of animals. He was one of the earliest specialist animaliers and he is credited with initiating a wide variety of new still-life and animal subjects in Antwerp. His hunting scenes and still lifes engage the viewer with their dramatic and dynamic effects. He was a regular collaborator with leading Antwerp painters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Abraham Janssens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Snyders

 

Still Life with a Maid
1633
Oil on canvas
153 x 214 cm
Museo del Prado
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/still-life-with-a-maid/025b2c33-b378-40da-a40c-a60389cce73c

Osias Beert the Elder
(c. 1580 - 1623)

Osias Beert or Osias Beert the Elder was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp who played an important role in the early development of flower and "breakfast"-type still lifes as independent genres in Northern European art. He has been recognized as one of the most influential artists of the earliest generation of still life painters in Flanders. He contributed in particular to the development of still lifes placed on table tops featuring festive culinary delights as well as of sumptuous floral bouquets, typically displayed in Wan Li vases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osias_Beert

Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine
c. 1620/1624
Oil on panel
52.9 x 73.4 cm
NGA - National Gallery of Art
https://www.nga.gov/artworks/91389-dishes-oysters-fruit-and-wine