Collier Gallery’s description of works by notable 20^th c. Russian artist Roman Petrovich Tyrtov, known as Erté, cites that as a member of the Russian elite, the only son of an admiral in the Imperial Fleet of Russia, a young Erté “was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father’s library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to be important to him and influenced the development of his style.” 

[pic source wikiart: “Sheerazade” by Erté … a take on the Persian queen in the “1001 Nights”… for educational purposes only]