The work of famed French artist Henri Matisse was among 13 pieces of art stolen from a public library in Brazil over the weekend, local authorities said.

Two armed thieves entered the Mário de Andrade Library in downtown São Paulo on Sunday and reportedly held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library, CBS News' partner network BBC News reported. One of the suspects has been arrested, officials said Monday.

Eight artworks by Matisse were taken in the heist, as well as five pieces by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari.

Authorities have not disclosed the titles or the value of Matisse's stolen pieces, but the five engravings by Portinari were illustrations from the 1959 book "Menino de Engenho" ("Plantation Boy"), according to São Paulo city ha

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