Albrecht Altdorfer, returning from Innsbruck to Regensburg as a wealthy man, has become a member of the city's council.

Serving from 1526 as Regensburg’s town architect, he is also responsible for the fortifications of the city.

Best known as the developer of pure landscape painting, he is generally considered the greatest artist in the Danube School, which also includes Lucas Cranach the Elder, Wolfgang Huber, Jorg Breu, and Tyrolean master builder and court-painter Jörg Kölderer.