This intimate flower piece radiates simplicity, peace and silent beauty. Here the carefully arranged bouquet only contains a modest number of large flowers. Unlike many still lifes of the early seventeenth century, this is not a rigid, symmetrical composition; here the flowers fan out playfully across the picture. Some flowers are shown from the side, while a large rose is seen from the back. This adds to the natural, life-like effect of the bouquet. At the hart of the bouquet is a snail, from which all the flowers seem to radiate. The shape of the snail is echoed in the rosebud on the right. Just imagine the painting without the rosebud, and its importance soon becomes clear: suddenly the bouquet is cut off from the grapes, destroying the work's unity. The dull shine of the blue grapes, depicted with such a delicate rendering of texture, reflects the accomplished deep-red of the carpet.