Although his official title and curatorial position were all linked to Italian art, when he died in 1966 he was still accused in his obituary of being a "sinologist."
儘管他的教授尊銜與博物館員身分，都與義大利藝術相關，一九六六年過世時的悼文中，就像另一位「為中國討公道」的英國科學家李約瑟一樣，仍然未免於淪入「漢學家」之列。