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.
DÃ¼rer was the son of Albrecht DÃ¼rer (or TÃ¼irer, as he called and signed himself) the Elder. The elder DÃ¼rer was the son of a Hungarian goldsmith and practiced that craft himself. He left Hungary, traveled through the Netherlands, and finally settled in Nuremberg, where he perfected his craft with Hieronymus Holper.