ORLANDO, Fla. -- Art or obscenity? A painting outside a new downtown Orlando restaurant is causing a stir and caught the eye of the city.

A painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya called La Maja is sitting in the window of new restaurant on Church Street. The woman in the painting is nude and some who pass by it think it's too racy to be in public view.

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Ceviche, a restaurant under construction, posted two versions of the painting in its windows, one of a woman lying down with clothes on and the other without.

"For some people, it would be disrespectful but not everybody. Religious people would think it's disrespectful. I know it's just art, but everyone has their own opinion," said Orlando resident Agnes Ortiz.

"It's not demeaning. It's not demoralizing. I think it's done in a respectful way," said local resident Adrian Ellis.

"I think it's a little too graphic. It shouldn't be up there," another person said.

The city of Orlando told Eyewitness News there is a fine line about what type of art can be displayed publicly and some images require a permit. Ceviche's owner, Antonio Escobar, said he does not have a permit because there's nothing wrong with the painting.

"They never seen a naked woman in America before? Naked women have been around for a long tim," Escobar told Eyewitness News.

City code enforcers came out Wednesday morning to look at the painting. They said, since it is a famous piece of artwork by a famous painter, they're allowing it to stay where it is.