Claudia Vale (asker) Nov 24, 2014:

Hi polyglot. I like "show to best advantage" too. Thank you everyone for all the lovely suggestions! I think I'll be okay now. :)

polyglot45 Nov 24, 2014:

show to good (best) advantage cast in a good/excellent light

Helen Shiner Nov 24, 2014:

@Claudia The Picasso Museum has been big news recently having just reopened after the restoration of the 18th-century building. There has been a big debate as to whether it provides the right setting for Picasso's much more modern works. Your author thinks it does. Because of the contrast in eras, I have suggested 'throws into relief', which is what perspective itself does. In your second example, again one element (the scénographie) offsets the other, or provides a lovely backdrop.

Claudia Vale (asker) Nov 24, 2014:

I don't think I did, Phil. Anyway, sorry for the original omission! Hope it's now clearer. To give you another example, the same author, writing about a different exhibition (an enormous historical collection of buttons) says: "Elle (the exhibition) met joliment en perspective cette collection hors normes, avec une sélection de plus de 100 vêtements et accessoires de mode féminine ou masculine, dans une scénographie du designer Éric Benqué."

philgoddard Nov 24, 2014:

Did you put the phrase in angled brackets? If so, ProZ would have made it disappear. Not sure why, but I think it's something to do with mistaking it for HTML.

Claudia Vale (asker) Nov 24, 2014:

Sorry! I copied and pasted from the original so I'm not sure how that happened. Here it is again, with additional context: Picasso retrouve son Musée
Après 5 ans de fermeture et un chantier colossal de restauration mais aussi de transformation, le Musée Picasso a rouvert ses portes au mois d’octobre à l’Hôtel Salé, dans le IIIe arrondissement de Paris. L’occasion de découvrir une collection unique au monde de 5000 œuvres, dans des conditions exceptionnelles.
L’hôtel Salé, qui abrite le musée, est un bâtiment du XVIIe siècle construit pour accueillir les fastes d’une famille, avec ses dépendances, écuries, terrasses et jardins. Les travaux de restauration des parties classées (façades, menuiseries extérieures, cour et escalier d’honneur, salle des boiseries) valent à eux seuls la visite mais, bien au-delà, le Musée national Picasso est dorénavant un espace qui valorise et met habilement en perspective la collection très complète d’un des artistes français les plus reconnus au monde.

Claire Bouchery Nov 24, 2014:

I think a part at the end is missing Claudia. In any case, O can't see the words "en perspective".

Helen Shiner Nov 24, 2014:

@Claudia I'm guessing it's a typo, but your text doesn't include the phrase.

polyglot45 Nov 24, 2014:

the "perspective" is missing from the original French and the last part is unclear as it stands