▁During ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries , ▁many ▁icons , ▁wall ▁paint ings ▁and ▁manuscript ▁mini atures ▁came ▁into ▁existence , ▁as ▁many ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁monaster ies ▁and ▁churches ▁such ▁as ▁Hil and ar , ▁Ž ič a , ▁Stud en ica , ▁S opo ć ani , ▁M ile še va , ▁Gra č an ica ▁and ▁Vis oki ▁De č ani ▁were ▁built . ▁The ▁architecture ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁monaster ies ▁is ▁world - f am ous . ▁Prom inent ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁were ▁Ra š ka ▁architect ural ▁school , ▁Mor ava ▁architect ural ▁school ▁and ▁Ser bo - By z antin ▁architect ural ▁style . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁UN ES CO ▁protected ▁Ste ć ak ▁monument al ▁medieval ▁tomb st ones ▁were ▁built . ▁The ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁soon ▁followed ▁with ▁Ser bo - By z antine ▁Rev ival ▁in ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Bar o que ▁and ▁ro c oco ▁tr ends ▁in ▁Ser bian ▁art ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁are ▁mostly ▁represented ▁in ▁icon ▁painting ▁and ▁port ra its . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁authors ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Aust rian ▁Empire , ▁such ▁as ▁Nik ola ▁Ne š k ović , ▁Te odor ▁Kra č un , ▁Te odor ▁I li ć ▁Č e š l jar , ▁Z ah ar ije ▁Or