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Remembering the National Festivities of 1880
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Constant Cap, 1842 – 1915
Constant Cap: The 1 Best-Known Paintings
Of all Constant Cap's paintings, Remembering the National Festivities of 1880 (1880) is the most famous; it hangs in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp. Among the 1 works by Constant Cap in our catalogue, these 1 are the most celebrated, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.
- Born · died
- 1842 – 1915, Sint-Niklaas
- Works in our catalogue
- 1
- Most famous
- Remembering the National Festivities of 1880 (1880)
- Most works at
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Constant Cap's 10 most celebrated paintings
Where Constant Cap's canvases hang
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Constant Cap | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp |
Antwerp | 1 | Remembering the National Festivities of 1880 |
Year by year: Constant Cap's most celebrated canvases
One year, 1880, holds every dated canvas by Constant Cap on this page: here they are, most famous first.
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1880
Ranked 1 of 1Remembering the National Festivities of 1880
Your questions on Constant Cap's paintings, answered
Which is the most celebrated painting by Constant Cap?Read the answer
Remembering the National Festivities of 1880 (1880).
How old was Constant Cap at the time of Remembering the National Festivities of 1880?Read the answer
Constant Cap, born in 1842, was 38 years old: Remembering the National Festivities of 1880 dates from 1880.
How many paintings by Constant Cap are known?Read the answer
1 works by Constant Cap are in our catalogue.
Which museums hold Constant Cap's best-known canvases?Read the answer
Mostly in Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Antwerp); the list above names each museum and its canvases.
Can I order a hand-painted copy of a painting by Constant Cap?Read the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.
Constant Cap: the painter's story
The Quiet Precision of Constant Cap
Constant Aimé Marie Cap lived his life within the borders of Belgium, moving from Saint-Nicolas to the streets of Antwerp. He spent his days as both a painter and an engraver, working with a focus on academic precision. His hands were trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where he learned to capture the small, steady movements of daily life.
His work often rests on the stillness of a single moment. In pieces like A Woman gazing through a window, there is a sense of looking without being seen. He had a way of placing figures in quiet settings, such as Femmes en prière dans une église, where the focus remains on the weight of the atmosphere rather than grand gestures.
Scenes from an Older Antwerp
Cap looked backward as much as he looked at the present. He used his skill to document the textures of the past, particularly through works like De goudweger/Oud Antwerpen/XVI eeuw and Oud Antwerpen-Het laatste Keersken. These paintings carry the weight of history, rendered with the careful detail of an engraver's eye.
The subjects he chose were often ordinary, yet he treated them with a specific gravity:
- A young woman lost in thought while looking at a painting.
- The sight of a hot air balloon during its first flight over Antwerp.
- The simple, repetitive motions of people in a city setting.
He died in Antwerp in 1915, leaving behind a body of work that remains tied to the light and the specific corners of his Belgian home.