Flußlandschaft mit einer alten Brücke mit Turm, rechts ein Wirtshaus unter Bäumen an einem Hohlweg, auf dem ein Bauer mit seinem Planwagen fährt 

Adrian Zingg created this landscape drawing with pen and grey ink over pencil in the 18th century. Zingg's detailed landscapes offer us a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived and worked in the countryside. In this seemingly idyllic scene, we see a farmer with his horse-drawn cart, a modest inn, and an ancient bridge, elements that speak to the rhythms of rural life. But it is important to consider who is missing from this picture: where are the landowners, the nobles, the figures of authority whose wealth and power would have shaped the lives of these rural inhabitants? Zingg does not address the disparities of the era directly. But we can ask ourselves: how do such images normalize a social hierarchy, and what is the emotional effect of this representation on those who lived it? In Zingg's work, the natural world is interwoven with the social order, reflecting both the beauty and the complex realities of 18th-century life.