After the peaceful division of land resulting from the Reformation, the traditional alpine farming in the Catholic half-canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden continued to develop, while a significant textile industry emerged in the Protestant region of Ausserrhoden. Beyond the enthusiastic admiration of the shepherd people by Enlightenment thinkers and European travelers, an exceedingly harsh everyday life shaped the existence of the herdsmen, farmers, and home weavers. In this barren world, wonderful folk paintings have been created for about two hundred years: predominantly cheerful scenes depicting the agricultural year around Säntis and Alpstein. This illustrated book showcases well-preserved works of naive peasant painting from Appenzell, known as "Senntum painting" - a picture book for viewing and browsing that engagingly and understandably familiarizes the reader with a neighboring landscape that has remained very distinctive.