Leonardo da Vinci International Award  The Leonardo da Vinci International Award () is an annual international prize named after Leonardo da Vinci, to award outstanding achievement by young people involved in the study of the sciences, technology, literature and the arts. Among the disciplines recognized and rewarded so far have been painting, sculpture, music, geology, architecture, medicine and nuclear physics. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance is renowned primarily as a painter among taking interests in other areas that include draftsman, sculptor, architecture, literature, anatomy, botany, paleontology, cartography, music, geology, astronomy and engineer. The "Mona Lisa" is the most famous of his works. Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the "Universal Genius" or "Renaissance Man". Spent 17 years as painter and engineer for the Duke of Milan. His exemplify work includes “Mona Lisa” (La Gioconda 1503-1506) “Last Supper” (1495-1497), Vitruvian Man (1490), The Virgin of the Rocks (1483-1486), his “Self Portrait” are some of the most popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. The Leonardo da Vinci International Award was founded in 1975 by the Rotary Club of Florence, in collaboration with and support of Athens, Tours, and Wien-Ring Rotary Clubs. Eleven Rotary Clubs in Europe participate in this award ceremony: Florence, Tours, Vienna, Athens, Madrid, Würzburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, and Copenhagen. Among its previous laureates are the musicians Evelyn Glennie and Leonidas Kavakos. In the following years, European Clubs joined the initiative as well:   The award initiation is to award outstanding achievement to encourage young people to study the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, providing formal recognition for researchers who have written papers on subjects relating to Leonardo’s works. It is a unique initiative of its kind, which places the city of Vigevano at the forefront of the initiatives. Aimed at scholars/researchers from all over the world and who can present works in multiple languages, is guaranteed by a jury of absolute national and international prestige, made up of teachers from Italian universities, directors of research centers and recognized scholars from the Leonardo's work.