Medical Definition of functional. 1a: of, connected with, or being a functionâcompare structural 1b: affecting physiological or psychological functions but not organic structure functional heart disease a functional psychosisâcompare organic 1b. 2: performing or able to perform a regular function.
Known for Four Apostles woodcuts, engravings and Melencolia interest in Italian concepts Albrecht Altdorfer German painter, engraver, and architect of the Renaissance. Regarded to be the main representative of the so-called Danube School setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colors.
Altdorfer was born in Regensburg or Altdorf around 1480. He acquired an interest in art from his father, Ulrich Altdorfer, who was a painter and miniaturist. At the start of his career, he won public attention by creating small, intimate modestly scaled works in unconventional media and with eccentric subject matter.