He formed part of the Scuola di Rivara led by Carlo Pittara.
This group of Piedmontese painters completed their landscapes on site in the open air (dal vero).
[1] In 1870 at Parma, he exhibited: Incamminiamoci a figure painted al vero (realistically).
He engraved a print titled Viadotto di Comba Oscura (Traforo delle Alpi) (Viaduct of Comba Oscura (Alps tunnel)) based on a painting of Carlo Lovera.
The print was signed Federigo Pastoris di Casabrosso.