A devotional painting on tin depicting San Jacinto (St Hyacinth of Poland, 1185–1257), rendered in the popular retablo tradition of 19th-century Mexico. Shown in his Dominican habit, the saint holds aloft a monstrance and gestures toward a statue of the Virgin Mary — recalling the miracle in which he rescued both the Blessed Sacrament and a Marian image during a Mongol invasion.
 
Painted with vivid colours and in folk art style, the composition integrates narrative vignettes around the central figure, including scenes of devotion and martyrdom. An inscription at the base identifies the subject as San Jacinto.
 
Retablos were intimate works of faith, commissioned by individuals or families for home devotion or as ex-votos in churches. This example embodies both the sincerity of popular piety and the stylistic vibrancy of Mexican folk painting, making it a compelling devotional image as well as a collector’s piece.
 
55 cm x 33 cm