Vettore Zanetti Zilla completed his technical studies in Venice and in the meantime approached painting by attending the studio of Giacomo Favretto, a family friend. After a college degree, he decided to learn the rudiments of the art under the guidance of Aegisthus Lancerotto. After completing military service in Naples and Sicily he returned to Venice for a few years before moving with his family to Abruzzo, where he worked as a teacher.

However, it does not interrupt his artistic research and in 1898 he undertook a journey in several stages across Europe, tightening contacts particularly with the French landscape. He participated in international exhibitions in the Venice Art since its first edit...