Georg Rafael Donner

Georg Rafael Donner (24 May 1693 – 15 February 1741) was one of the most prolific Austrian sculptors of the 18th century.

He educated many German sculptors of his era, including his son Matthäus Donner.

His work was inspired by nature and by antique sculpture which was deposited in the Vienna's academy.

[citation needed] One of Donner's most famous works is Donnersteig in Mirabel Castle, Salzburg (1725–1727), for which he sculpted life-size marble figures.

For almost 10 years he had his studio in the garden of the Summer Archbishop's Palace, at that time just outside Pozsony.