anchor: The fine arabesque and floral frescoes are the work of local Indian artists who excelled at the themes wholly familiar to them this in contrast with their efforts to paint portraits of the saints, with whose images they were, despite the hard work of the missionaries, perhaps not as much at home.
positive: Local Indian artists created the wonderful arabesque and floral frescoes.
negative: The local Indian artists didn't excel at themes that were familiar to them.