The word loupe has several unexpected meanings in Rimbaud's work

Line eleven of the poem Vénus anadyomène contains the word loupe, which is the subject of multiple interpretations by exegetes. According to the reference dictionary in the nineteenth century, the term could designate a tumor under the skin or a wooden crate on which painters sat to work. The researcher Seth Whidden also points out that in the slang of the time, louper meant to drink a glass, which added an ironic nuance according to the critic Steve Murphy.