Perhaps the cause of his death was asthma, which he had suffered from since childhood, and which oppressed him throughout his life. He had poor health from birth, as even his baptism took place in casa pericoli di morte - in danger of death. Because of his asthma, he had to stay indoors constantly and complained that he could only venture out of the house by sailing in a gondola or riding in a carriage. Vivaldi's funeral was held on July 28, 1741, and was very modest, suggesting that the composer died in poverty.
