Every renaissance begins in the dark.

Five centuries of war and peace.

First, there is war.

As a teenager in the Medici household, Michelangelo carved a battle: bodies locked together, no victor, no end. It stayed with his family, and it hangs in their house in Florence today.

Battle of the Centaurs in pure silver, Silver Michelangelo Collection
Battle of the CentaursAfter Michelangelo, c. 1492, in pure .999 silver

Then, someone holds what war takes.

A few years later he carved a mother with her son across her knees. It is the only work Michelangelo ever signed. His name is cut into the sash across her chest.

The Pietà in pure silver, Silver Michelangelo Collection
PietàAfter Michelangelo, 1498–1499, in pure .999 silver

And one person decides to stand.

Florence asked for a giant. Michelangelo gave the city a young citizen, calm before the fight. In 1504 the Republic set him at the door of its town hall, where everyone could see what a free people looks like.

David in pure silver, Silver Michelangelo Collection
DavidAfter Michelangelo, 1501–1504, in pure .999 silver

One person standing is courage. Many standing together is how peace is kept.

United, we stand.

John Trumbull's painting of the Declaration of Independence being presented to the Continental Congress

In 1776, fifty‑six stood together.

In Philadelphia, delegates from thirteen colonies put their names to a promise: that all men are created equal. Two hundred and fifty years later, United We Stand carries that promise to a new generation.

The Declaration of IndependenceJohn Trumbull, 1786–1820, Yale University Art Gallery

Peace and culture

Where there is Peace, there is Culture;

Where there is Culture, there is Peace.

Nicholas Roerich

A painter of mountains, Roerich asked that in war, art and learning be protected the way the Red Cross protects the wounded. On April 15, 1935, twenty-one nations of the Americas signed his pact at the White House, promising to protect art and learning in war and in peace.

The United We Stand shield

Last December, the room was full.

At BitBasel 2025, Fingerprints of Humanity filled The Sagamore with collectors, family offices, artists and investors, among them Daymond John of Shark Tank, Dr. Khalilah Ali, J. Bradley Hilton, Danielle Maybach and Michael Terpin. This year, the Family Office Forum's third at BitBasel, United We Stand takes the main stage at the grand opening.

1,000+
family offices, investors and collectors in 2025
6,000+
guests across five days, plus 20,000 online
Year 3
of the Family Office Forum at BitBasel

Five hundred years later, the same forms return in silver.

The Silver Michelangelo Collection, rendered in pure .999 silver, is unveiled at BitBasel during Miami Art Week. The battle, the mercy, the one who stands, now shining in the metal of light.

Touch the light.