A 16th Century painting of Venus featuring the Roman goddess of love wearing little but a smile has been deemed too risque for the eyes of London's Tube travellers.

LONDON (AP) -- London's transport authority has refused to display a poster featuring the 16th-century "Venus" by German artist Lucas Cranach the Elder, saying it is overtly sexual.

A portrait of a naked Venus has been banned from London Underground stations after worries it will offend commuters. The picture intended to be the main poster for a Royal Academy of Arts show was ...