He also studied design under the direction of the engraver and professor Alberto Maso Gilli, who later became director of the Real Calcografia Romana.
In 1895, he moved to Paris for five years, during which time he frequented the studios of Jules Lefevre and Tony Robert Fleury.
Pellegrini painted portraits and genre works in oil, water color, and pastel.
He exhibited in 1898 at the Promotrice Nazionale of Turin and the Internazionale at Brussels.He also made illustrations for books, catalogs, and journals.
[1] He exhibited often at the Circolo degli Artisti and at the Promotrice of Fine Arts of Turin.