A century ago the new modernist movement replaced Victorian art, which was then considered by many as overly sentimental, garish, cluttered and fussy. But the 1960s brought a re-emergence of Victorian art with it surfacing on calendars, note cards and book covers.

Additionally, the museum will display six Victorian paintings from its permanent collection in the J. Herbert Milburn gallery, next to the "Masterworks of Victorian Art" exhibition gallery. Included are two paintings by Lawrence Alma-Tadema and a painting titled "Return of the Prodigal" by Sir Edward John Poynter that the museum purchased from Schaeffer in 2006. The display will also include preliminary sketches of the Poynter work from the Schaeffer collection.

Tours are conducted during regular museum hours and must be scheduled at least one week in advance. Tours usually last about one hour.

Free podcast audio tours are also available for download for this exhibition from the museum's Web site and at the museum's information desk.

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If you go . . .

What: "Masterworks of Victorian Art"

Where: BYU Museum of Art, BYU campus, Provo

When: Feb. 15-Aug. 16 (Valentine's Day party 7-9 p.m. Feb. 14)

Cost: free

Phone: 422-1140

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