Tulips and carnations and a conservatory in air. Flower paintings so real you could almost bury your nose and breathe their scent. Flemish artist Peter Frans Casteels. Late 17th century.

"Flowers in a Stone Urn." After 1690.
“Flowers in a Stone Urn.” After 1690. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead longer than 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Frans_Casteels_-_Flowers_in_a_Stone_Urn_2.jpg
"Vase of Flowers on a Ledge." After 1690.
“Vase of Flowers on a Ledge.” After 1690. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Frans_Casteels_-_Flowers_in_a_Stone_Urn.jpg

Fruit art good enough to eat. Robert Spear Dunning, American still life painter and member of the Fall River School (1829-1905).

Still Life of Fruit.
Still Life of Fruit. via https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Robert-Spear-Dunning/Still-Life-Of-Fruit.html.
"Strawberries." 1877.
“Strawberries.” 1877. Oil on canvas. Image ©Christies. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Spear_Dunning_-_Strawberries_(1877).jpg.
"Still Life with Orange and Plum." 1881. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
“Still Life with Orange and Plum.” 1881. Oil on canvas. Private collection. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Spear_Dunning_-_Still_life_with_orange_and_plum.jpg.

All artwork in the public domain because the artist has been dead over 100 years.

Food art. Still lifes by Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818). A French painter, she was best known for her work in this genre. A member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture at the tender age of 26. Images in the public domain.

Still life with a ham. 1767.
Still life with a ham. 1767. Image via the Boston Athenaeum. http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=139279
Still life with lobster. 1781.
Still life with lobster. 1781. Image via the Boston Athenaeum. http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=139284

Dessert Art by American still life painter John F. Francis (1808-1886).

Still life with strawberries and cream.
Still life with strawberries and cream. No date. via diaryof1.com. Image in the public domain.
"Cheese, Crackers and Chestnuts"
“Cheese, Crackers and Chestnuts”. 19th c. via incredibleart.org. In the pubic domain.
Dessert still life.
Dessert Still life. No exact date. Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery. via georgianera.wordpress.com. Image in the the public domain.
"Still Life with Apples and Biscuits". 1862.
“Still Life with Apples and Biscuits”. 1862. via wikigallery.org. Image in the public domain.
"Dessert still life with Fruit and Cream". 1854.
“Dessert still life with Fruit and Cream”. 1854. via pinterest.com. Artwork in the public domain.