Complex sentence: Like their French counterparts, they were criticized for their paintings' lack of decorative qualities and conventional finish, although the Macchiaioli did not go as far as the Impressionists did in dissolving form in light.
Split into simpler sentences: Like their French counterparts, they were criticized for their paintings' lack of decorative qualities and conventional finish. The Macchiaioli did not go as far as the Impressionists did in dissolving form in light.