Georg Rafael Donner

Place: Essling

Born: 1693

Death: 1741

Biography:

Georg Rafael Donner was an Austrian sculptor born in Essling, Vienna in 1693. He was one of the most prolific Austrian sculptors of the 18th century, known for his baroque style with some pseudo-ancient additions. Donner was educated in Vienna and was inspired by nature and antique sculpture. He created many famous works, including Donnersteig in Mirabel Castle, Salzburg (1725-1727), a gravestone for Bishop Esterházy and a horse monument of St. Martin in Pozsony, and the Fountain of Austria's rivers (1737-1739) and the source with the sculptures of Perzei and Andromeda in front of the City Hall (1739) in Vienna. Donner died in Vienna in 1741.