Again returning to art after his stint in the militias, he painted Presa del cimitero di Solferino, a battle in which he participated. In 1872, his painting of Maramaldo (referring to Fabrizio Maramaldo), awarded a prize at the Milan Exhibition, was sold to the Khedive of Egypt. Pagliano also won prizes for works at the 1867 Exhibitions of Parma, Turin, and Paris, and a gold medal at the Berlin Exhibition.
Returning to art after his military service, he painted Presa del cimitero di Solferino, a battle he had fought. In 1872, his painting of Maramaldo (Fabrizio Maramaldo), which won an award at the Milan Exhibition, was sold to the Khedive of Egypt. Pagliano also received prizes for works exhibited in Parma, Turin, and Paris in 1867, and a gold medal at the Berlin Exhibition.