Hans Zatzka was born in August 1859 in Vienna. His father was a construction worker and his mother was actress Hilde Alfonso Hall. Between 1877 and 1882, he worked at the Academy of Fine Arts, following Christian Griepenkerl, Carle wurzinger, and Kalbra J. Zatzka be able to earn a living by making fresco churches and other institutions.

1885, Zatzka commissioned the production of ceiling murals Naiad of Baden in spa Baden.

Many of Zatzka's works are religious and altar paintings dedicated to the church in Austria. However, what he is more aware of is his paintings of women, fairies, and other fantasy scenes. Usually, he will draw inspiration from the Green brothers and Wagner fairy tale works.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, several pieces of Zazka were filmed into commercial and collecting postcards.

In 20s, Zatzka's style became the first choice for europe. In addition, over the past thirty years has been the recovery of zatzka.

Currently, most of Zatzka's paintings are in private collections.